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Obligatory Worse Is Better Link for those who haven't seen it: https://dreamsongs.com/WorseIsBetter.html https://dreamsongs.com/WorseIsBetter.html Sounds like Richard P. Gabriel never really figured out an "ideal strategy" after decades of trying.. Simplicity may be the kind of thing that feels close but is ultimately impossible due to varying tastes, interests/priorities. You can get far within little bubbles of coherent taste/interest, but then as the bubble expands, entropy (aka some value diversity metric) breaks things on you.. Like a kibbutz vs. capitalism. You're always tempted to think you can have just a little bigger tent/bubble if only...