Simple systems are easy to replace, thus are replaced often until eventually a complex replacement comes forth. Complex systems are hard to replace, thus stay

Simple systems are easy to replace, thus are replaced often until eventually a complex replacement comes forth. Complex systems are hard to replace, thus stay in place. This is the way of all things unless there is a design constraint placed on simplicity. In mechanical engineering they design things to be cheap to manufacture: this is the design constraint. Computers do not have constraints on them, you can burn resources or be as complex as you want: more powerful hardware is around the corner, and after all: why shouldn't abstractions be abstracted ad infinitum; as long as it's easier for people?