>>720477764
It definitely could be considered bloat. Recipes are changed from the base game, all items now consist of subcomponents, and there are more resource types.
If you found factorio tedious you will definitely find the mod to be worse.
Otherwise, out of all the other major mods, it's got the most cohesive art style, which matches the bases game the best, and the most cohesive tech tree. It's a well rounded mod that doesn't get too deep in crafting chains, and doesn't overly rely on telescoping recipes like some do.