If it's low tech you can get away with far fewer water changes, look up the Waldstad Tank Concept. A sufficiently planted and healthy low tech can be pretty self-regulating. It's not my personal take on it but personally, I do know such an aquarium and it rarely gets a water change only top-off what is evaporated. If it gets a water change it might be once a year. I find the owner rather lazy than tired and she never complains about any issues. And the tank remarkably looks rather ok to me when I see it. Proof in the pudding.
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If it's high tech then it gets tricky and the plants will produce a lot more waste in a very short period. And that can make you run into issues... One of the most common pieces of advice given when you run into issues with high tech is better husbandry also concerning more frequent water changes.
A common analogy is the High Tech Aquarium is like a sports car it runs 10 times faster than the low tech tractor. The best way to get around not maintaining a sports car properly is don't get one.
Not saying you can't get about with fewer water changes than recommended, it's a trial and error you have to find out how and where it goes. Most of us simply take the WC's for granted to stay a step ahead and narrow down the diagnosis when issues present.