> Following your path, the complexity becomes contemplating why one should use lesser known web servers instead of what one is more likely to be familiar with.

Read what I wrote again. "Seeking out" is not limited to just choosing a different package, it includes the cognitive costs of exploring an option that is hitherto unknown to oneself.

You only think I'm squirming because you are qualifying what "seeking out" means to a narrow view, ironically.

How would one who is unfamiliar with those "simpler HTTP servers" even know the fact without diving into comparing the complexities of Apache and nginx against the other options? Why dive into that complexity if one is already familiar with Apache and nginx, in this use case (I'm sure you'd agree that the average person tasked for this would be more likely to be familiar with those)? This is the point you're missing.