Occam’s razor is, of course, not an arbitrary rule nor one justified by its practical success. It simply says that unnecessary elements in a symbolism mean nothing.
Signs which serve one purpose are logically equivalent, signs which serve no purpose are logically meaningless.
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus 5.47321
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus 5.47321