Oh, if I could quote the original - I read it, then decided not to say anything.
Some folk don't want to arrive at their destination 'glowing' - so this helps. A colleague used to cycle in about the same distance as I did but didn't do it every day. His car park pass wasn't renewed so bought an ebike, so he can ride every day. I was doing 26 plus miles a day, that's quite alot to many folk.
I have a colleague who is a keen cyclist, active, but takes an adult scooter with her on the commute via train. Saves her a 25 minute walk to the office, but she's active, and gets changed. Many folk don't want that faff of getting into two sets of clothes.
eMTB's folk say they get them to cover twice the distance - that's OK if it's you, or you and mates with eMTB's. I know of someone who got rid of his eMTB as he was having to wait for eveyone at the top of hills. I regularly ride with an older chap who has an eMTB (late 60's). It allows him to keep up with us that are fitter. Yes, he is a bit quicker up a tricky descent, but not so much on a drag, where a fit rider can put power in. He's no faster downhill, but he can come out, otherwise he'd not be able to.
PS full suspension MTB's (and hard tails), assisted or not, are not for folk shy of doing maintenance. They need constant cleaning and maintaining due to the conditions used in.