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by axblount 1083 days ago
Also, "worse is better"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worse_is_better

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Nice, I didn't know there was a term for this.

I completely agree. My favourite software is not just functional, it also is opinionated and expresses a philosophy on how to do something. Simply adding flexibility forever in a quest to be useful for everyone ends up making it useful for no-one.