Your read is correct; they want the world to know how smart they are, but are going about it in the wrong way. As it turns out, those who “fetishize” complexity

Your read is correct; they want the world to know how smart they are, but are going about it in the wrong way. As it turns out, those who “fetishize” complexity know deep down that they aren’t smart enough to make those things simple, because that is too hard for them. Hence the computer industry and IT and particular have gone to shit.