**Complex systems are more difficult to maintain over time.** Complex systems are more difficult to maintain over time. [[Fragility Comes from Complexity]]. More and more resources are spent simply maintaining that complexity, until such a time as a new problem that otherwise might have been small becomes insurmountable. The perception of complexity often leads to avoidance. **** # More ## Source [Complexity Bias: Why We Overcomplicate Our Lives [comic]](https://blog.doist.com/complexity-bias-comic/) ## Related - [[Habit Change - Ease]] - [[Musk's 5 Step Engineering Protocol]] - [[System Fault Tolerance]] - [[Simplicity]]