Quote by Jaron Lanier

I think complexity is mostly sort of crummy stuff that is there because it's too expensive to change the interface.

I think complexity is mostly sort of crummy stuff that is th

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This quote suggests that complexity in systems or designs is often unnecessary and unwanted. The speaker implies that complexity arises not because it is beneficial, but rather as a result of the difficulties and costs associated with modifying or streamlining the existing interface. In other words, the presence of complexity is the byproduct of not being able to easily simplify or improve a system.

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