My point is you have to use a paren tool to keep lisps sane. That's not true of any other type of language. So when trying to introduce someone to clojure, they

My point is you have to use a paren tool to keep lisps sane. That's not true of any other type of language. So when trying to introduce someone to clojure, they see not only a very strange language but a new tool requirement as well. It really creates barriers to entry.