Am I the only one who lives by this code?? 😂

I'm sure alot of people would agree with this. Especially the more hardcore and prolonged experienced gamers. I've somewhat adopted a code that I must live by no matter how frustrated or angry I get. No matter the game that I am playing. No matter the difficulty. Whenever given a choice, I just can't bring myself to play a game on any other difficulty lower then it's intended difficulty level (Normal). I don't knock anyone's choices in the slightest! It's just I don't feel any sense of accomplishment and in some ways feel like a little *tch if I'm not at least setting foot on Normal or higher modes during gameplay. The game could be Souls like difficulty even on Very Easy Mode and I still refuse. There's been a few occasions in my Video Gaming history that I've completely dropped and never came back to a few titles because of the outright refusal to play on easier terms. I can't stand a game that "forces" difficulty change if deaths are too frequent *coughs Dark Souls & Rogue Legacy cough cough sorry for the rambling 😂 what are your guys thoughts on what I've mentioned? Is there any valor to sticking to your guns and out right refusing the easier walk of life?