I think there is another kind of conservation that occurs in our desire for complexity. Something about human natures forces lots of people to feel uncomfortabl

I think there is another kind of conservation that occurs in our desire for complexity. Something about human natures forces lots of people to feel uncomfortable with giving up control, so we strive to exercise it in other places. Successful platforms, whether they be convenience systems like Netflix or Amazon, or software paradigms have always traded some new interface for unstated (and probably unknown) complexity elsewhere. I think the most apt example these days is probably Docker & K8s and the deluge of systems and tools required to make that all work well in a team setting. There are other good adages that are worth reading about such as "Ashby's Law of Requisite Variety"[1], and the "Complexity Paradox"[2] which I think can apply generally here, if you synthesize the themes out. [1] https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27150 https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27150 [2] https://www.asktog.com/columns/011complexity.html https://www.asktog.com/columns/011complexity.html