By calling for a theory to be more comprehensive, or for an explanation to
include additional dimensions, or a concept to become more flexible and
multifaceted, we paradoxically end up with less clarity. A further odd
consequence is that the apparent scope of theories increases even
as the range of their explanatory application narrows.
This seems analogous to poor imperative programming to me: as your code becomes more complicated, the range of it's application narrows.
