Yes. Extracting simplicity from complexity is hard, and that is why most systems are unnecessarily complex. And I mean: 'unnecessarily' in that there exists

Yes. Extracting simplicity from complexity is hard, and that is why most systems are unnecessarily complex. And I mean: 'unnecessarily' in that there exists simpler systems that perform the same function with less complexity. I'm late-stage career here, so I've seen (most of) it all. There seems to be additional complexity piled on 'just because' so often. Occasionally, I see a system and I can't think of a simpler way to do it. That's rare. I bet it's rare for you, too.