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Re:Lisp: a cult I almost joined (2005) by rbanffy on Friday March 25, 2011 @08:38AM (#2368212)
> And calling a language community a cult is beyond offensive.

If we look closely, Lisp criticism is a kind of a cult too.

- Criticizing Lisp among them brings social validation

- They make lots of jokes about Lisp, but none about Lisp criticism

- Praising Lisp brings social exclusion

Therefore, Lisp critics are part of a cult. Like many others, they dislike what they don't understand.

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Re:Lisp: a cult I almost joined (2005) by ldh on Friday March 25, 2011 @10:19AM (#2368517)
Agreed. A rule of thumb I find useful: Any criticism of Lisp which opens with a joke about parentheses is quite likely to be flimsy and ill-informed.
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