In that debate, we quite often hear something along the lines of "I can't remember the last time a static typechecker actually helped me" and that makes me imag

In that debate, we quite often hear something along the lines of "I can't remember the last time a static typechecker actually helped me" and that makes me imagine a fish saying they can't remember the last time that water actually helped them. Maybe the ambient help is so constant that it no longer even registers in long-term memory.