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For a lot of people, toying with complex systems and configuration files is fun in the same way that puzzle games are fun.
These people don't play puzzle games. They already spend all their day playing this puzzle game.
They are not in the business of making something useful. They're in the business of pretending to be wizards who can weild technology to their will.
If they were in the business of building useful products, they would try to simplify the process as much as they can.
But since they're in the business of playing the configuration puzzle game, they have every incentive to not simplify anything.
The more complex it is, the more rewarding it is for them when it finally "works".
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For a lot of people, toying with complex systems and configuration files is fun in the same way that puzzle games are fun.
These people don't play puzzle games. They already spend all their day playing this puzzle game.
They are not in the business of making something useful. They're in the business of pretending to be wizards who can weild technology to their will.
If they were in the business of building useful products, they would try to simplify the process as much as they can.
But since they're in the business of playing the configuration puzzle game, they have every incentive to not simplify anything.
The more complex it is, the more rewarding it is for them when it finally "works".