Re: The value is all in how you use it
I agree with the rest of yours, however I question this simile:
"Why is "simple" a benefit? Perhaps tools ought to provide useful features, rather than aiming to be "simple". A Ford Model T is a lot simpler than a modern car."
I see the simplicity of my Model A and Model B to be very beneficial. Consider that both will still be traveling over the road long after the last Tesla Model S is rotting in a junkyard somewhere. A large part of the reason for that is the simplicity of design makes for easy maintenance & repair.
And no, they don't break down constantly. Their maintenance schedule is the same as the rest of my fleet. The Wife & I drove them to The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn Michigan from Sonoma California, and back (~5,000 round trip) with no issues other than a tune-up and oil change in Dearborn, which Ford provided. (They look bone-stock, but I'll cop to modern metallurgy in the drivetrain, and the electrical system similarly has modern updates.)
Biting the hand that feeds IT
