Right, so if they're multi paradigm, then why would you not use FP features for the parts of a given application that play to FP strengths, and OO features for

Right, so if they're multi paradigm, then why would you not use FP features for the parts of a given application that play to FP strengths, and OO features for the parts that play to OO strengths? Why try to squash the former into the latter when you could just use the former directly? I'm just struggling to see your point here. You're saying it demonstrates a lack of effort in learning best practices whilst also saying that it's a lack of understanding of how to use OO. If it's a multi paradim language and you ignore FP approaches that are fully supported in favour of OO patterns (to deal with the same thing!) I'm not quite sure that's a lack of effort learning best practices. It's more "I have an OO hammer, I'll hammer away with that"