Putting effort and time into a craft is not “loosely” correlated to being good. People that work harder, put in more effort and are frankly obsessed with their craft are, with few exceptions, better than those that are not. This is one of those “my grandma could have told you that” moments…
I have met plenty of people who were really enthusiastic about filmmaking, writing, sports of various kinds, etc. who were simply not very good. It’s probably hard to excel at something you hate but enthusiasm doesn’t necessarily translate into skill.
