Abstraction considered harmful

From SICP:

We control complexity by building abstractions that hide details when appropriate

Which means that with abstraction the whole system will grow and bloat without the programmer noticing it.

Discuss

Abstraction can in some cases make systems much more complex.  Layers of Abstractions insulate you from the whole system which can be bad in a lot of cases.  In learning especially I believe that abstract bullshite should be layered on after the underlying systems are understood.  SICP is a good example of fundamental programming being taught then more layers added on as the book progresses.  A lot of modern textbooks, especially OO ones, do not do a good job of this.