"Fractal" is used to describe the property of not resolving the complexity detail until you get up close ("zoom into" the complexity). The amount of use cases d

"Fractal" is used to describe the property of not resolving the complexity detail until you get up close ("zoom into" the complexity). The amount of use cases does expand alarmingly, but even combinatorial and exponential use cases imply they are inventoried and are thus amenable to prioritization. In a lot of human work (not just software, but any endeavor involving technology even as "simple" as building a tunnel or simply involving many people coordinating together), complexity emerges this "unknown unknowns" property. This has happened since time immemorial. If you don't believe me, go master how to live out a subsistence life in an agrarian area of $nation during the 1500's with their tools but modern knowledge, then try to convince yourself complexity did not exist back then.