I can't directly speak to any particular work you're describing, but "smart" people don't usually add significant complexity and aren't hard to work with.
Their solutions tend to be obvious in hindsight and simple.
They work within the constraints they're given. They don't merely find one solution and push it through. They get satisfaction finding which fits best. If there's conflict, it's probably because they don't know how else to solve something.
It's true that sometimes there's only one solution, but that's rare and implies you're hitting bedrock fundamental stuff or have an over-constrained codebase that needs some refactoring. In those cases it would be apparent in other places too, not just when dealing with their code or opinions.
Their solutions tend to be obvious in hindsight and simple.
They work within the constraints they're given. They don't merely find one solution and push it through. They get satisfaction finding which fits best. If there's conflict, it's probably because they don't know how else to solve something.
It's true that sometimes there's only one solution, but that's rare and implies you're hitting bedrock fundamental stuff or have an over-constrained codebase that needs some refactoring. In those cases it would be apparent in other places too, not just when dealing with their code or opinions.