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Yep, you just about summed it up. Some folks claim it's "impossible" to have one system that is both simple for newbies and flexible for demigod hackers. I think they're forgetting the flexibility of software. Levels of expertise in any given complex process performed by the user should be: "Newbie but presumably able to learn new things" and "Expert that is also sufficiently humble to at least hear out advice from other experts." Having two levels of flexibility in a process can create a wall that a curious newbie has a hard time breaking through. Make the transition from "green" to "able" a bit more doable, but by all means make it possible *without having to do hours of research* - at least for common scenarios.

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