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Bikeshedding (Law of Triviality)

Bikeshedding, or the Law of Triviality, is the tendency for groups to spend disproportionate time on trivial issues while neglecting complex but more important ones. Coined by C. Northcote Parkinson in 1957, it arises because everyone can contribute an opinion on simple matters while complex matters are beyond most participants' ability to evaluate.