I don't disagree. (-: If I hadn't used up my votes by reading a lot today, I'd vote it up. I am writing documentation and take any excuse. :-)

But I still think you miss a point.

The complex work (*) is important. It is making tools for the tool users (i.e. us). It is a meta level higher. It is in the end needed for the "simple" stuff.

(*) I was going to write "like super complex music mostly interesting to musicians", but I quite like that music without having much musical talent. :-)