An evergreen analysis of why digital products often degrade as they grow — not because features are bad, but because each added option increases cognitive load, fragments user pathways, and dilutes the core purpose of the system. Explains how feature creep emerges, why teams mistake complexity for value, and why the most resilient systems protect their center instead of expanding outward. A core VCMIT stance: restraint is a design skill.
Post 7 — Illusion of Choice
Post 10 — Cognitive Load of Constant Change
Post 11 — Stability Principle
