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@hipsterelectron A large part of why I remain a purist with respect to interfaces as a receptacle for user intent and therefore work far more lean is exactly for this reason. It is better to be "primitive" and configurable than to be sophisticated and monolithic. I am always rubbed the wrong way by writing that claims that anything is "too important to be left to the user" or that the user doesn't know what they really want. I was even before I found out first-hand in the space of embedded systems and design that it's a legit malicious conspiracy to make more money while limiting the capabilities of the user to catch up to you to design things this way. It's like the difference between a fancy computer controlled die press that can only do "approved" bends within the parameter space and industry standard die constructions versus a hand actuated press that can do any bend if you can machine the die and get enough leverage.