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simplicity is the habit of zen, toaists, sufis and franciscans or the school of wirth - the mystics. Minorities each. It's just not appealing to the masses and the proponents don't really care about mass-recognition, either.

But they go on nevertheless, stubborn as they are.

Edit: Oh, and the razor Occam was a franciscan, too.




IMO simplicity was what sold iPhones to the world. People love simplicity, but they need to be sure that they paid for quality simplicity. So simplicity must be accompanied by something that makes it look not cheap.


Masses love beauty and status. Simplicity is accidental in your example.




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