I’ve noticed a pattern where the simplest solution DOES accomplish the goal, but isn’t what a user might consider the “shortest path”. How do you count a workaround where it technically can accomplish the end result, but requires a minor annoyance? What about a major annoyance?
What about a process so painful nobody has even thought of it?
It's nigh impossible to solve any complex issue with the "simplest solution" from the first try. This means that when you're faced with a complex issue you will postpone the fix because it's not the simplest.
And you never know if it can be done in an even simpler fashion later.
What about a process so painful nobody has even thought of it?