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by sixdimensional 2818 days ago
I would add the question, do we always need the level of complexity or advanced technology for a given problem?

When would it be good enough to have a simpler or less complex solution and why are we sometimes biased against that?

There’s also a weird sliding window that follows technological advancement and generations - what was complex for one often becomes more simple to the next. With such a rate of technological change and high levels of complexity, this is partly why some get left behind or can’t keep up. But it seems like sometimes we also ignore the simple solution in hand in deference to constant futurism.