I disagree. Build a system too simple, and you'll end up with technical debt and can't scale, build it too complex, and it probably won't ever take off. The fi

I disagree. Build a system too simple, and you'll end up with technical debt and can't scale, build it too complex, and it probably won't ever take off. The first does give you a product that runs the risk of becoming obsolete once it's deployed, the second never reaches that stage. Survivorship bias is what makes Gall's Law even a thing. I believe there's a sweet spot of simplicity/complexity for a successful system. But on the downside, finding this can lead to whatever scientific name this [1] phenomena has... [1] https://xkcd.com/1908/ https://xkcd.com/1908/