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I'd argue it's not more complex, just different. Once you play 3 action combat you'll never want to go back.
People get intimidated by the depth of PF2e, but just remember that DnD5e/N is also a fairly complex system where you only reference specific rules when you need to, same as PF2e. The advantage is that PF2e is (in my opinion) more cohesive and better covers edge cases.
The downside of PF2 is if you try to engage with the core of the online community with this "rules for if I want/need them" attitude, someone will come out of the shadows to shank you.
There's a rabid "by the rules, and all the rules" cohort within the community, and they are pretty effective at chasing new players away.
I'd argue DnD is no different and we only see it less because half the DnD player base is busy home brewing Pathfinder content into 5e
Fair. I definitely haven't engaged with the 5e community to the same extent I have with the PF2 one. I never became a special interest to me the way Pathfinder has.