Complexity as a consequence of dishonesty

A lot of complexity is introduced into systems simply because people are not honest. They say one thing and do another. They claim certain intentions but think something else. There is a constant dissonance between what people say they do, what they actually do, why they really act the way they do, and what they claim motivates them. In many cases, complexity is not the result of technical difficulty but of human inconsistency. Much of it arises from people being dishonest, sometimes even with themselves.