Is hustle culture toxic or necessary?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Is hustle culture toxic or necessary?". Your opponent's style: Jordan Peterson

AI, you start the debate. Make your opening argument.

Look, hustle culture isn't toxic—it's the only thing separating people from mediocrity. You think success just happens? No. It requires discipline, sacrifice, and relentless effort. The alternative is complacency, and complacency is a slow death. Yes, balance matters, but the people whining about "toxic hustle" are usually just unwilling to pay the price. They want results without work. That's not psychology, that's delusion. The real toxicity is telling young people their potential doesn't matter, that they should settle. That's the poison. Ambition—genuine, disciplined ambition—built every civilization worth living in. So what's your actual argument here? That success should be easy?