That is at least my experience. I would concur to what Mica said.
And to this point:
This is not the case (edit: at least for a lot of images - there are of course also images which are pretty hard to do without… for example this, here I used sigmoid Backlit, hardcore flaring, vintage lens fun. - #33 by qmpel ). In many images, the final sigmoid/filmic curve can be replaced by a tone eq with preserve=no and a simple contrast function (a sinus wave). If you have a photo with high dynamic range, it is more fiddly, to get a pleasant curve - but I still wouldn’t call it a lot more work.
If you want proof, look at my history. (edit: Nearly) all play raws in the last month or so are not using filmic/sigmoid. Now you might say, my edits look shitty … then the case is clear also 
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