Sure, it’s like growing a garden, where if you don’t grow enough you go hungry ;-).
For most, work is first about survival/decent quality of life, and then life satisfaction. FI is about taking the survival element off the table, so you can pursue satisfaction at work (or elsewhere).
(Put another way, people seem to argue that they prefer to stay financially _dependent_ — stay that way if you want, and hope your preferences never change.)
What if work is like growing a garden and the more you do the more you get?