It took me a while to understand how to read lisp, compared to a C syntax it feels inside out and upside down (read code from the bottom up and nested forms out

It took me a while to understand how to read lisp, compared to a C syntax it feels inside out and upside down (read code from the bottom up and nested forms outward). But once you get it it's easy. I've also struggled with understanding header files in C++, with templates and operator overloading and all the different meanings of const. But C++ has a massive user base. My point is C++ syntax is hard to grok too. Maybe popularity is an accidental thing related to inertia and winner-take-all effects?