Unix Simplicity Genius Joke

Text on the meme

UNIX IS VERY SIMPLE IT JUST NEEDS A GENIUS TO UNDERSTAND ITS SIMPLICITY

What it means

An abstract ASCII-art figure appears beside the caption “UNIX IS VERY SIMPLE IT JUST NEEDS A GENIUS TO UNDERSTAND ITS SIMPLICITY.” The joke is sarcastic: Unix is presented as simple in theory but so difficult to understand that only a genius could grasp it, making this a reaction to Unix or Linux complexity. EN: An abstract ASCII-art figure appears beside the caption “UNIX IS VERY SIMPLE IT JUST NEEDS A GENIUS TO UNDERSTAND ITS SIMPLICITY.” The joke is sarcastic: Unix is presented as simple in theory but so difficult to understand that only a genius could grasp it, making this a reaction to Unix or Linux complexity.

Objects

ASCII-art figure / фигура из ASCII-арта monospaced text / моноширинный текст terminal-style symbols / символы в стиле терминала colored slashes / цветные косые черты dark gray background / тёмно-серый фон blue caption / синяя подпись white characters / белые символы computer programming reference / отсылка к программированию