I'm just going to walk away from this conversation because its clear I have a very different opinion/outlook/philosophy than others here.
Dalek, I did miss that attribution where Trimpey explains that my interpretation is correct and on purpose. I withdraw the complaint. Thank you.
But seriously, arguing over the who does the work in "it works" is pedantic and unhelpful. I mean, if somebody said to me, "What do you think of running as exercise?" and I were to reply, "It works", I wouldn't think much of somebody who said, "No, no, no. You're missing the point. YOU work."