It works in picolisp because the author foolishly implemented FEXPRs instead of special forms, and rather than fix this problem, spends time trying to convince

It works in picolisp because the author foolishly implemented FEXPRs instead of special forms, and rather than fix this problem, spends time trying to convince people that this is actually a feature, and that it offers a certain succinctness that can't be achieved in other ways.