> Why in the world has this idiotic trend of abstracting everything away by layers upon layers of complexity gained such a strong foothold in the industry? bec

> Why in the world has this idiotic trend of abstracting everything away by layers upon layers of complexity gained such a strong foothold in the industry? because you can jumpstart without knowing anything about the problem at hand. And appear smart. And do tech-talks about it. And not dealing with the problem at hand saves you from failure. It's just not adult. Known to all who rather wiped the windows than starting the thesis.