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I'm not sure they're all that simpler, the basic plumbing probably hasn't changed much, it's just that modern fabrication tech means you can hide all the complexity inside

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A single metal piece that contains plumbing inside it is simpler than a metal piece with attached pipes for that plumbing.

In this particular case maybe but in general I would say it is the other way round.

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