Simple systems are not feasible because they require infinite testing.
Hardware works best when it matters the least.
Software is like entropy. It is difficult to grasp, weighs nothing, and obeys the second law of thermodynamics; i.e. it always increases.
If today were half as good as tomorrow is supposed to be, it would probably be twice as good as yesterday was.
Decreased business base increases overhead. So does increased business base.
By the time of the United States Tricentennial, there will be more government workers than there are workers.