People are irked by complex addresses and one of the reasons old folks are not into crypto is because everything is too complicated, as they are not computer age people like us. They like it simple and I tend to think that simpler addresses would help them adapt, and improve the crypto economy.
Even techy people or us that have been already in the crypto world for a while, still experienced making mistakes with our address. What more for non-techy and newbie users? Actually making it a simple address don't just help to attract other people but is also helpful to us to avoid mistakes.