In fairness, he's optimizing for "fun to write", not "fun to play".

It reminds me of a cartoon I saw 25 years ago, "the perfect airplane" drawn from various perspectives:

* The perfect airplane (pilot's perspective): Super sleek jet fighter.

* The perfect airplane (mechanic's perspective): A giant pile of access hatches in vaguely airplane shape.

* The perfect airplane (builder's perspective): A 2x4 with another 2x4 nailed across it as a wing, a smaller 2x4 nailed across it as a tail.