Happily. If you're still struggling, you're holding the game back for everyone else.
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I think struggling with content, any content is fine... But I think if a player sees it as a game design issue, then I think it's 'holding back', but if they can at least acknowledge that they aren't as good as they should be, then it's fine.
The reality is to a degree is that 'skilled' players hold the game back, just as much as what 'bad' players do.