first of all two writing systems bother Chinese kids... because 為 and 漢 hurt their eye more than 为 and 汉... modern people's eyes are more important than ancient traditions... for example 500 years ago Europeans invented spaces between words and readingimmedictelybecauseeasierandmoreavailableforthousandsofpeople

Both writing systems are very interesting, I think. Obviously, to foreigners who start studying Chinese, and maybe for children, lots of characters are easier to identify at first sight when they're simplified, and you may draw them faster. 漢 which became 汉 is a good example. But as you know, some simplified characters contain more strokes than their traditional version, which is quite funny since they are still said to be "simplified". 強, with 11 strokes, was "simplified" as 强, with 12 strokes! Interesting, isn't it? ^_^ On the other hand, the etymology of traditional characters is clearer. When you simplify them, you may lose something important. For instance: If you compare the simplified character for "love" 爱 with its traditional writing 愛, you can notice that the heart disappeared in the simplified version. Well, how can one love without a heart? °o° Besides, our eyes are able to distinguish between very complex forms and to identify a face in a crowd, which implies that we pay attention to the slightest details. Therefore, in my opinion, we can undoubtedly identify a complex character at first sight. But, as far as I'm concerned, if I have to write it by hand, I'll write it faster if it's simplified. However, I must confess that I almost never write by hand in Chinese (except when I teach Chinese in a classroom); therefore, since I usually write on a computer or on my smartphone, it isn't a problem for me to type traditional characters. (Or else, I wouldn't be studying Japanese now!)