As a fan of programming and Star Trek analogies are sort of a required art form. And I really think it's true about cooking that a lot of cooking is insanely easy - but you need to overcome your fear of the unknown. The first time I cooked prawns I was deathly afraid I would poison people, but now that I know what I'm doing it's pretty trivial (even if I don't exercise that skill often).
Parsnip 5 years from now may have a recipes with a slider you can drag with "completely from scratch" on one end and "as fast as possible" on the other, which helps even beginners manage the trade-off between time and simplicity the same way that a much more experienced cook can do in their head.
This kind of magic is how we think we can help make cooking the easiest way to eat.