As long as a complex system has the complexity abstracted away it can still be simple for users. The modern (non-Urbit) tech stack is extremely complex, but a

As long as a complex system has the complexity abstracted away it can still be simple for users. The modern (non-Urbit) tech stack is extremely complex, but a lot of that (though not enough) is hidden from the end user. In a lot of important ways the Urbit stack is a lot less complex than the existing modern tech stack, but it’s still early on and the abstraction for regular users is still in progress. Being less complex than the modern tech stack (by designing from the feet up by first principles) is one of the main reasons the project exists. It’s just rarely done anymore in modern computing. It happened more in the 60s-70s when people would experiment. I understand the skepticism - I think it’s a cool project, but there’s still work to do before it’ll win over average users. Luckily the project is invested in long-term planning and design (with solid short term execution and feature shipping/iteration) so it’s improving quickly.