Turns out Hollow Knight: Silksong does have another difficulty mode, just not the one you probably want

Golly, that Hollow Knight: Silksong is a bit hard, 'ey? I'm not here to feed into that discourse right now, you've probably seen enough of that on Bluesky and in the comments of YouTube videos about the top 10 things you missed in Silksong. No, instead I'm here to tell you that things could be much, much worse apparently, as it turns out an entire difficulty mode is hidden within the metroidvania for you to unlock.