Well then, as you already know I agree with you that this is absurd! > Yet for some reason newcomers (reputedly) want to know what a monad is before trying to

Well then, as you already know I agree with you that this is absurd! > Yet for some reason newcomers (reputedly) want to know what a monad is before trying to use one! I agree with you: they should go ahead and use one and not worry about what it is!