No, that's not it. The world is not run by functional programming languages, despite their "leverage". The word you are looking for is "quirky". Of course, the

No, that's not it. The world is not run by functional programming languages, despite their "leverage". The word you are looking for is "quirky". Of course, the same is true for the programmers. They are not extraordinarily smart, they make quirky technical decisions. Interest in functional programming solves technical problems as much as your choice of editor.