Another scary thought: What if the person thinks this is clever and admirable code? I think many of us spend a lot of time in our ecosystems and we might lose

Another scary thought: What if the person thinks this is clever and admirable code? I think many of us spend a lot of time in our ecosystems and we might lose sight of what's outside. If someone spent all their days writing complicated Aspect-Oriented code then maybe to them this is just second nature and the right way to do it. What if you wanted to add more features, after all? I wouldn't go so far as to imagine perverse incentives from management. It could just be a cultural bubble that the person works in or they could work in a place where most problems are far more complex and these sorts of solutions make sense. It can be difficult to remember who your audience is, what they know and what they need to be told.