I think part of the problem is that people think they need to over inflate their tires.
I run the minimum recommended pressure up front, and a few pounds more in the back. With 26” tires, there isn’t much reason to put more than 30psi in the front, 40 in the back.
Do a search on bicycle quarterly tire pressure if you want more. Big tires are heavy (slow from a stop, slow up hill), but if you don’t ride much more than 10-12mph, size and weight are not going to be that big of a difference.
(I did purchase a tire similar to a big apple. But, boy was it slow and heavy. And, if you are not going to get some extra wide rims to match a 60mm tire, you are doing more harm than good. Food for though).