What am I not getting here?
In my opinion: The notion that we can all train for different reasons and still all be martial artists.
I understand your motivations. In large part, they match up with mine. But your priorities are not everyone else's priorities. And there's nothing inherently more spiritual, technical, or stylistic about the "slow and steady wins the race" philosophy of training.
You were looking, I'm guessing, for a mental and physical exercise that you could mull over for a long time. Other people aren't looking for that. But regardless of what you or I might think of their motivations, actions, etc., if they're learning in a structured environment (regardless of the specifics of that structure), it seems unnecessary to reclassify them as something else.
Stuart B.
When you assume, you make an ass out of... pretty much just you, really.