The complexity is not recent and isn't accidental. And even a person who is as smart as Musk can not comprehend the true complexity of legacy systems that have

The complexity is not recent and isn't accidental. And even a person who is as smart as Musk can not comprehend the true complexity of legacy systems that have resulted from many layers of acquisitions, technology cycles and just plain mismanagement that happens at any technology company that has been in existence for more than a few years. Musk can not simplify Twitter's architecture, and he doesn't care to. All of this is theatre while he trims the fat. His companies are well-known as places with poor work cultures, especially for software people, who enjoy a wide variety of choices in where they work. He simply wants to be seen as doing things and garnering publicity while he searches for the next CEO for Tesla, Twitter, or both. One of his original reasons for buying Twitter, which is to reinstate Trump (and thus buy favor with the possible next President/Republican Party), has been accomplished now. Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post, Elon Musk is showing that he is infinitely cooler by buying Twitter.