Coffee Are Low Effort Dates?

I recently came across a reddit post on this subrredit and it highlighted something that people consider coffee low effort dates...

This is a surprise to me cause I have never been rejected for grabbing coffee/tea and have repeatedly heard that coffee dates are more relaxed and preferred. Not sure if that's a generational thing or what not.

I will say that I prefer a date where I can get to know the person so dinner, a hike, farmers market, picnic, drinks at a lounge, and coffee dates, which much to my surprise is considered low effort by some people so I am generally curious.

Do you consider coffee dates low effort? If so, why do you feel that they are or aren't.