I think some of it comes from a sense of admiration or even awe of complex systems. You’ve just been introduced to some of these tools as a college student and

I think some of it comes from a sense of admiration or even awe of complex systems. You’ve just been introduced to some of these tools as a college student and you really want to use them as they seem so neat. But then as you start dealing with over-engineered system, you become intimately aware of the downsides of poorly abstracted system and you start becoming much more careful in your approach. At least, that’s my pet theory.