The truth is men are an overly trepidatious, recreant and cowardly bunch who would rather be comfortable within their wrongness than submit to simple and easy wisdom. History proves this to be so. I am reading Thomas Paine and his response to detractors of Independence. Those who wished for reconciliation had absolutely no proper argument to give against it, they had neither reason nor logic to back up their claims and yet they still argued for reconciliation with the King. Man's illogicity works this way with everything in life, be it politics or exercise.
You could also argue that having to eat a bunch of shitty food and weigh 250 lbs just to squat 405 is taking the relatively more comfortable road. I don't think a 405 lb squat at 250 is impressive at all -- certainly not enough to boast and belittle others about it on an internet forum!