I totally agree. While I am a 'true programmer' (it's my job, my hobby, and my love since 4th grade) as soon as Clojure and Scala became popular, I knew I'd end up learning them one day.

And when I have a -use- for a language, I learn it on the spot. Learning the basics is stupidly easy once you know 3-4 languages, and learning the quirks comes with time for any language.