I gave myself a good talking to

Why does everything have to be so complicated? More specifically why do things which would seem to be simple task's turn into overwrought complex affairs? Obtaining herb is a prime example. One its face one would think it was only a matter of finding someone with plant matter and a scale and having them weigh it out and sell it to you. However when the time comes you are sometimes met with delay and a long complicated explaination as to the cause of said delay. Then you are provided with a host of unneccesary information regarding the reasons for the delay. Meanwhile all you really desire is to know when the thing will really go down.