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Craft Chat "Simple" vs "Simplistic"

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Has "simplistic" now become a synonym for "simple?" They used to mean very different things and lately, I'm hearing them used interchangeably. When I hear somebody describe Libre Office as the most simplistic of all word processors, I have to stop and wonder if I'm understanding correctly.

Or is this just me?
 
I've been reading definitions and think that while the confusion of simple and simplistic is wrong in itself, it's happening often enough to make me suspect that some sort of change is occurring. As with so many other words with morphing meanings, I'll keep my eyes open.
 
I've been reading definitions and think that while the confusion of simple and simplistic is wrong in itself, it's happening often enough to make me suspect that some sort of change is occurring. As with so many other words with morphing meanings, I'll keep my eyes open.
This misunderstanding of 'simplistic' drives me mad, but the mutability of language is fascinating.
 
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