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That's kind of the entire issue - I'd hope for a full bleach scrub after that, but hosing it off outside would just be so much quicker than a deep clean of the shower, so I feel like there's some conflicting incentives here which suggest a deep clean is not certain.
But more to the point, psychological cleanliness is not always entirely rational. For me the shower is kind of a sacred clean area, so any attitude which includes using it as a utility sink for feces-adjacent activities conflicts with that on the surface. By the time I'm thinking "how well do they clean it afterwards?" That core psychological safety has already been compromised to some degree. Likewise, a shower with soap scum and discolored tile and dingy fixtures would make most people feel "less clean" even though there is not rational health issues from some simple deferred maintenance. Most people feel "cleaner" when the shower itself appears clean. Knowledge that the shower is not used as a utility sink is exactly the same.
And what do you expect people to do who live in an apartment? Not everybody has a hose and an outside.
Not have a cat? Use the landscaper's hose? IDK I'm pretty clearly describing a personal psychological boundary for myself, not a universal truth. You are obviously free to use your shower for whatever purpose you want, just as I am free to be disgusted by it.
Showers are a disgustingly dirty place. Tons of people don't notice they let mold grow or don't care. Worse, in the western world it's always next to the toilet.