Exactly. They don’t think they’ll work means they couldn’t even be bothered to attempt it.

This is the problem with kids today, no gumption. Back in my day when I was told to push an onion up my rectum to fight against shingles then, gorramitt, that onion was up there without a moment’s thought.
And let me tell you I’ve never had shingles. Plus, only a few hours later, we then had a tasty onion for our mud stew!!