If by clever things you mean "pointfree" all over the place then i agree but if you mean "abstractions" in general then that's a different thing and this says i

If by clever things you mean "pointfree" all over the place then i agree but if you mean "abstractions" in general then that's a different thing and this says it best. “The purpose of abstraction is not to be vague, but to create a new semantic level in which one can be absolutely precise.” ~ Edsger Dijkstra I think i can honestly say i did not fully get that quote until i learned Haskell