There certainly are excepts I guess. My 5.3 and 6.0 LS engine experience.
2000 Silverado 5.3L 280K when sold, never worked on engine.
2005 Takoe 5.3L 230K still own, never worked on engine, but needs spark plugs now.
2007 Sierra 5.3L 280K Still own AFM engine that I did remove AFM kit and replaced pistons at 200K.
1999 Silverado 6.0L 250K still own, never worked on engine.
I let the computer decide oil change intervals on these vehicles. Before computers though, I changed oil and filter every 5K miles on all.