When the "atoms" of your language are causing whatever problem you're solving to be difficult to express, then it may be wise to introduce new "atoms" to make t

When the "atoms" of your language are causing whatever problem you're solving to be difficult to express, then it may be wise to introduce new "atoms" to make the idea easier to express. The new atoms are supposed to communicate intent faster and more concisely, and decrease the burden of understanding what's going on. That's the role of an abstraction, especially syntactic abstractions.