Exactly this. I've actually never met a person who has used a lisp to build software and complained about parens. I have the feeling parens are like functional

Exactly this. I've actually never met a person who has used a lisp to build software and complained about parens. I have the feeling parens are like functional language syntax, just something foreign which seems annoying or pointless until you actually start using the tools for a significant time and learn the benefits that arise from what initially seemed strange and alien.