Its interesting to me that in between the irreducible complexities of hardware/ x86 ops and real world domains C++ has emerged as an middle level of complexity

Its interesting to me that in between the irreducible complexities of hardware/ x86 ops and real world domains C++ has emerged as an middle level of complexity in this stack. You can explore C++ features and syntax for years and there are entire podcasts and conferences that mostly just talk about language features and never run out of things to say. I wonder if some programmers are attracted to this complexity either for the challenge or because they enjoy exploring abstract human made systems.