Great article.
Simplicity is the key to understanding.
With so much deception out there truth is very hard to find.
It is a lot like prospecting, you have to sift through a lot of dirt to find those little gems of truth.
Intelligence is the ability to make something simple complicated.
Genius is the ability to simplify the complex.
KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID.
LOL.
The Occam's Razor principle applies in 80% of the cases we look at. The simplest answer is usually the right one.
Love your quote: Genius is the ability to simplify (and explain) the complex.
The rabbit holes go deep, but it's still just that, a hole.
Thanks @themissinglink
PS: I added a snippet relating to CPS, etc.
I made up that quote over quite a few years, more to keep myself in check. After investigating "conspiracy theories" for years I found reducing issues to the simplest questions revealed the truth. For example 9/11, where are the planes? (especially the Pentagon). A complex math formula is worked out by reducing it into smaller equations. You need to know 5 things to work out any math equation: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and the syntax of the language. Easy.
I even worked out how to bypass censorship LOL.