Indeed. Sometimes things are complicated&#x2F;messy because we&#x27;re stupid or lazy or ignorant.<p>But sometimes things are complicated&#x2F;messy because we&#x27;re trying to solve complex problems.<p>That&#x27;s not to say that there isn&#x27;t a simple solution to a particular problem nor that we should strive to find it.<p>But to assume that there are always simple solutions to complex problems is itself a form of ignorance.