Things aren't done for complexity's sake, but yet most of the web (and software generally) is way more complex than it needs to be. See the 30 million line prob

Things aren't done for complexity's sake, but yet most of the web (and software generally) is way more complex than it needs to be. See the 30 million line problem for a good deep dive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZRE7HIO3vk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZRE7HIO3vk It tends to be related to physical age because the problems of complexity manifest with the passing of time. The more projects you work on from start through long term maintenance, the more you personally experience the issues inherent in complexity. Over time your appreciation for simplicity increases and you get a better sense of tradeoffs and long term costs.