[coldtea]

Shouldn't the paradigm shift factor into the calculation of the simplicity?

"It's simple once you've changed how you think about stuff" just hides the complexity in a prerequisite.

[willtim]

> Shouldn't the paradigm shift factor into the calculation of the simplicity?

Not at all. You sound like you're looking for excuses not to learn something new!

[dragonwriter]

> Shouldn't the paradigm shift factor into the calculation of the simplicity?

No, because it's path dependency, not complexity.