I will start by saying that I use Clojure at work and I have tried to get into CL in my free time but just can't get myself to commit. > Clojure sounds like t

I will start by saying that I use Clojure at work and I have tried to get into CL in my free time but just can't get myself to commit. > Clojure sounds like the choice to avoid because of the JVM The JVM is most definitely a big reason you SHOULD choose Clojure over CL in my eyes. It allows access to a vast selection of existing libraries. I'm not sure what sorts of projects you would want to do with the new language but if you plan to do web development (or mobile dev with React Native or desktop with Electron) with your choice of Lisp then Clojure allows you to do that with ClojureScript.