Why are weeds so easy to grow, but a healthy lawn and plants take actual work?

Question

My lawn is all sorts of dry after the PNW heat wave, but the weeds sprouted up like a forest.

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Answer 1

I read somewhere and maybe someone else can expand on this but most grasses we use in lawns aren’t native to the places they are planted so they aren’t as good at growing in those areas the weeds being native have a leg up