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1、WhenSimplicityIsTheSolutionAtthebeginningof'Walden,'HenryDavidThoreaumakesaconcisecaseagainstthecomplexityofmodernlife.'Ourlifeisfritteredawaybydetail.Anhonestmanhashardlyneedtocountmorethanhistenfingers,orinextremecaseshemayaddhistentoes,andlumptherest.Simplicity,simplicity,simplicity!'hewrit
2、es.'[L]etyouraffairsbeastwoorthree,andnotahundredorathousand;insteadofamillioncounthalfadozen,andkeepyouraccountsonyourthumb-nail....Simplify,simplify.'Thatwasthe19thcentury,though,andweliveinthe21st.Inatypicalday,weencounterdozens--ifnotdozensupondozens--ofmomentswhenwearedelayed,frustratedor
3、confusedbycomplexity.Ourlivesarefilledwithgadgetswecan'tuse(automaticsprinklers,GPSdevices,fancyblenders),instructionswecan'tfollow(labelsonmedicinebottles,directionsforassemblingtoysorfurniture)andformswecan'tdecipher(taxreturns,gymmembershipcontracts,wirelessphonebills).Everyfacetofourlives,
4、evenentertainmentandrecreation,iscomplicatedbyanever-wideningarrayofchoicesdeliveredatafranticpace.Consider:--Morethan800,000appsintheAppleAppStore--240-plusselectionsontheCheesecakeFactorymenu,notincludinglunchorbrunchspecials--135mascaras,437lotionsand1,992fragrancesatSephora.comIn1980,thety
5、picalcreditcardcontractwasabout400wordslong.Today,manyare20,000words.'Fineprint'complexitycostsusmoneyintheformofhiddenfees(about$900peryearfortheaverageconsumer,accordingtoresearchconductedbythePonemonInstitute),deniedclaimsandunanticipatedcharges($2billioninoneyearforlandlinephonecustomers,a
6、ccordingtotheFederalCommunicationsCommission).Whohas90minutestoread20,000wordsorthetimetoselectaMedicarePartDprescriptionplan(aWebsearchonmedicare.govwillreturn45plansforyoutoconsider)?Ponderthefactthatadermatologistmustsignhisnametoformsalmost30,000timesayear,accordingtoa2008articleintheSouth
7、ernMedicalJournal.Weareonautopilot--blindlysigning,agreeing,workingandspending.Howdidwegetintothismess?Lawyersandtechnologistsarethetaprootsofcomplexity.Governmentregulatorsmakethingsworsewithmisguidedattemptstorequire'disclosure.'Preda
