> My point is exactly that: a technology itself can't be tainted by crooks using it. Reportedly Lisp was hit pretty hard by its association with AI hype colla

> My point is exactly that: a technology itself can't be tainted by crooks using it. Reportedly Lisp was hit pretty hard by its association with AI hype collapse ("The AI Winter"). Of course this doesn't change the merits of a language per se, but it can be a blow to the community and investments around it.