> I also feel like folks for whom Haskell is comfortable may not realize just how absurd it feels to everyone else.

Yup. I can't even imagine what could I accomplish if I'd have something like a "python library" for nixpkgs. I still use nixos but gave up fiddling with nix for a while, after trying to wrap some stuff I am using/developing.*

* (Yes, I know it's easy. I just need flakes or correct amount of "lib: prev: { self"s. Sadly not for me.)