[maxbond]

It's not that WordPress, the technology, is simple. It's that deploying the bog standard solution, rather than investing energy into researching alternatives and developing workflows for them, is a simple and pragmatic approach.

Those sharp edges aren't really relevant anyway on a hosted service (wordpress.com) where they are buffed out for you.

[TylerE]

It's simple until you miss some security update and get 0wned.

[maxbond]

Again, they're using a hosted service. They aren't on the hook for security updates, wordpress.com is.

What do you propose is the more pragmatic solution to standing up a blog, compared to going to wordpress.com and registering a free tier account?