Probably the case initially, but that was long ago when it only had a limited set of features. There were just a few options in settings. Now there may be more than 70 Apple settings to choose from not even including those for individual applications. On my phone there may be almost 200 options in the settings app if I include individual apps. Each setting could have 10 or more options meaning thousands of places to look.
If you are looking for analytics data where do you find it - under Privacy and Security/Analytics and Improvements. Would never have known that it existed or find it if it hadn't been for a MacRumors post. Do you want to allow your health information to be accessed by your doctor? You need to go into the appropriate app and give permissions for Apple Health to share its data with your doctor.
Some might want to go back to the simpler days, but personally I want to be able to control my home and audio devices, have automated password entry, spam deterrence, car integration, integration with health devices, etc. Many of these need to be configured. Even Apple can't make all of these thing, as my math teacher used to say when doing a proof "intuitively obvious".
In the same way for the Vision Pro no matter how tech savvy you are there are no (?) devices which are controlled by gestures. [Apple watch has some but I can't make them work]. Learning how to drive a car is not intuitively obvious if all you have ever done, and been exposed to, is a horse cart. The days when simplicity was possible are long gone.
