Comment by chocolatebunny

It's a byproduct of how many people you have to answer to. I was kind of having discussion with a coworker about an app that had a lot of features that made it seem kind of cluttered but useful. I think small projects can make bolder choices and enable more options because they have a smaller userbase that would be impacted by their changes and they want to be able to reach more people so adding a feature is generally a net benefit. But a larger project cannot risk hurting the large userbase they have already established so they have to be more cautious about the changes that they make.