We use platforms and layers that are at the level of branches and leaves on trees, supported by abstracted away structures hiding complexity that make them simp

We use platforms and layers that are at the level of branches and leaves on trees, supported by abstracted away structures hiding complexity that make them simpler to use as a platform higher up the tree (or down). A researching traveler can go down the branch, to the trunk with lots of time rings and layers, and then further down there are many root systems and rabbit holes. All sorts of functionality is abstracted away in layers down there, all the way to machine code and binary and everything before the epoch 1/1/1970. Epic programming and technology pioneer legends created it, they took complexity and made a simple platform layer for others to build on.