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> I phrase it as "The solution can be as simple as the problem but no simpler"

Even that can be deceptive. For example, I can state very simply:

    I want to move my house 3 inches to the left
It's a very simple problem right? How complex do you think the minimally simple viable solution is?

It's about how the problem maps onto the constraints of implementation.



I am certain this is some kind of fallacy, since "house" is an abstraction that would need to be broken down somehow. The result would not be a simple problem anymore. Sorry, no fancy words, just common sense.




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