I'm not sure this is on-topic or even the right website, please point me in the right direction if not.I was wondering why computers are so incredibly complex. This question is as naive as it sounds, I'm really just looking for a nice explanation of why computers can't be like the airplane from Blyton's The Faraway Tree, where you push a button to go up, down, left or right.
Why are computers so complicated?
computer architecture;software engineering