[parpfish]

This piece of advice:

> Remember you can still add in that complication tomorrow

is directly undermiend later with:

> When should you create stuff just in case? > ... > 1. There is a reasonable chance it will be useful later > 2. It will be difficult to add in later > 3. It won't meanginfully slow down the meeting of more likely requirements

whenever i've pushed to overengineer its because i've developed a strung hunch that points 1 and 2 are true and i'm being defensive about my time and effort next week.

and if you're not allowed to push back because of 1 and 2 it's a sign of some sort of organizational problems where product folks sit at the top of the hierarchy and hand down dictates to builders without consulting with builders as equal partners.