WHY DO SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS LOVE COMPLEXITY?

Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

Software developers often gravitate towards complexity despite the KISS principle due to its marketability and the perception that it signals expertise and innovation. This complexity can be driven by marketing hype, the creative satisfaction of solving intricate problems, the need to navigate existing convoluted codebases, and pressures to innovate within competitive team dynamics. However, unnecessary complexity creates a maintenance nightmare.