I don't understand why this culture of making things ever more complicated has grown up around Java. I think it is because of the whole corporate ecosystem tha

I don't understand why this culture of making things ever more complicated has grown up around Java. I think it is because of the whole corporate ecosystem that surrounds it. There's experts that need to make a name for themselves, consultants that need to make money, companies that need to sell services or consultants, etc. etc.