The way I like to phrase it is that humans are in a perpetual loop of creating things that make life easier in one way yet inherently more complicated in others

The way I like to phrase it is that humans are in a perpetual loop of creating things that make life easier in one way yet inherently more complicated in others. Then the cycle repeats to compensate for the new situation. The more granular your understanding of this in a particular discipline ( it doesn't have to be programming but it can be ) the more valuable you will be. :)