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I would never describe, with a straight face, WordPress as "simple". Nothing with that many sharp edges is.

• maxbond 3y ago
  It's not that WordPress, the technology, is simple. It's that deploying the bog standard solution, rather than investing energy into researching alternatives and developing workflows for them, is a simple and pragmatic approach. Those sharp edges aren't really relevant anyway on a hosted service (wordpress.com) where they are buffed out for you.
  • TylerE 3y ago
    It's simple until you miss some security update and get 0wned.
    • maxbond 3y ago
      Again, they're using a hosted service. They aren't on the hook for security updates, wordpress.com is. What do you propose is the more pragmatic solution to standing up a blog, compared to going to wordpress.com and registering a free tier account?