Yes, perhaps more so that you know that your objective is just to stay there. There's never any chance of breaking into the elite and success is only achievable by winning a cup, but they don't matter until the latter stages in favour of not being the worst in the league.
I used to think that getting to the Premier League was the ultimate, the highest point in football. Now I know it isn't. I don't recall feeling sad in any way when we were relegated.