Am I the only person around here who is skeptical of all this added complexity? Some of it is clearly very useful, but some of it strikes me as a tower of babe

Am I the only person around here who is skeptical of all this added complexity? Some of it is clearly very useful, but some of it strikes me as a tower of babel built upon workarounds to problems that have simpler solutions. What I see here are several different vendors vying to make sure they remain relevant. While I understand this and even the need for it, I also understand that it can drive poor engineering decisions in the long run.