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 As I mentioned, I knew you weren't being literal, trust me I understand, I've said it before and want to be careful saying it. 

> Freedom technology needs to easy for everyone to use, not just technical people.
Absolutely agreed

I think the tricky part is there must be a trade off of responsibility for reduced complexity, if an app hides settings or sets defaults for users, they must also take responsibility for doing that. For example, if an app suddenly enables client advertisement in singed notes, they must take the responsibility for teaching users of this new default, otherwise take responsibility for the blow-back of doing so. 
 I think it's a balance. We need advanced tools and settings for advanced users so we don't alienate them, but we also need simple user defaults for those that don't want to tinker with settings and just want their apps to work. Education here is also key so that users can choose to do more if they wish.