Even with an expert team, modern equipment and massive finances a summit attempt on Everest is still an astonishing feat of physical and mental endurance and the ratio of fatalities to successful summit attempts is terrifying.
I don't think anyone is saying it is easy, but just countering the notion put forward that it is supposedly some ultimate aim for a climber - it indeed is seemingly more of an endurance challenge and quite a risky one at that thanks to the altitude.