I had shoulder surgery back in 2019. I was pretty strong back then, but had neglected a lot of that rotator cuff work because as a busy professional, my gym sessions were built on lifting as much as I could in as little a time as possible. So I ignored the stuff that involved me using light weight.
I still remember the day I realized something was wrong. I had done push-ups with a 40 pound weighted vest during my morning gym session. I showered, went to work, and around lunch time, it felt like my arm was going to fall off. Doc said I had about 85% of my rotator cuff torn. Turns out my body acclimated for a slowly deteriorating rotator cuff by accessory muscles carrying the load instead of my rotator cuff.
So yeah, these days, I do my lateral raises and Ys and all the other stuff I thought was stupid for many years.