Definitely. What could also be taken into account is that I used to be up there preaching the static typing gospel. And then I gradually got fed up with the ce

Definitely. What could also be taken into account is that I used to be up there preaching the static typing gospel. And then I gradually got fed up with the ceremonies, since they didn't pull their own weight and couldn't keep up. It's all compromises. The claim is that in return for following rigid rules, they guarantee this and that. Sort of the same deal the state has pushed down our throats since forever. And for a while it seems reasonable, until you pull hard enough to notice the chains around your ankles.