Is this intentional or are people in the haskell community this tone deaf? It's like we're determined to prevent new people from joining. It happens with small

Is this intentional or are people in the haskell community this tone deaf? It's like we're determined to prevent new people from joining. It happens with small "misunderstood" groups. People in such groups start doing things to purposely set themselves apart and distinguish themselves from the outside majority. It seems partly subconscious or instinctual, though it's also expressed as conscious actions and can involve quite a bit of thought and rationalization. In particular, it happens with programming communities.