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In this usage, "einfach" is a modal particle. It conveys the speakers' attitude towards the content of their utterance and covers different functions:
a) Intensification, as in the example you quote.
b) Dissatisfaction, as in: "er hat mich einfach ignoriert" ('he einfach ignored me').
c) Awareness that something/someone cannot be changed: "er ist einfach ...
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Another interesting way of using it is:
Einfach unerträglich wäre es!
Which translates to:
It would be simply insupportable!
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