Accepting very low expectations and getting by with little isn't a valid reason to avoid pursuing one's potential
It's possible to be skilled at living with little while still being aspirational. Why not strive to become the best version of oneself? The world deserves to see that version
Indeed, I think that's the highest rewarding route to take, it's inherent or maybe even demanded of us to not settle for anything that pursuing our absolute best. Any other thing is just a distraction of sorts of wasting time in this long and arduous journey we call life :)