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Users don't want complexity, either.

This is not true. Users want a manageable and appropriate amount of complexity. Sane defaults, reasonable options.

In the sitcom 'Allo 'Allo, a woman is trying to set up a date with a character who's a stickler: "What if I am late?" > "Don't be late" > "What if I am early?" > "Don't be early. Be punctual."

I'm reminded of this whenever I see something on the minimalist vs flexibility wars. The answer is in neither camp, it's in the 'be appropriate' camp.

Users want a manageable and appropriate amount of complexity. Sane defaults, reasonable options.

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