K.I.S.S. Takes on Complicated Problems…and Loses!

Poul Anderson: “I have yet to see any problem, however complicated, which, when you looked at it in the right way, did not become still more complicated.” — (from Quotes of the Day)

Consider this a corollary to this misquote of H.L. Mencken: “For every complicated problem, there’s a simple solution — and it’s wrong…” (visit QOTD for the actual quote and some discussion about how it’s often misquoted)

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