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> As a researcher, what you don't want to do is to make your research easy to read

Mmmh.. Disagree. This is the same idea as those software that nobody wants to explain you what does exactly, and therefore don't get a lot of customers using it after the novelty wears off. This is a red flag for mediocrity for me. Of course you should aim to get so many readers as possible.

If you're simple, clear and first, you're going to get plenty of citations, though.

For CS? Not in your thesis, but maybe in a paper based on the thesis.

In natural sciences, thesis is based on papers. In CS, paper is based on thesis.

Both actually. Its just that your thesis won't get many if any non-self citations, even if it is really good. People will cite your paper, which they bother to take time reading (hopefully).

The conundrum during all research talks.

No, just add complicated-looking figures and you're fine.