I think emotional reaction happens to a lot of things that we like, where we raise up their benefits and downplay their negatives. At least for the first few ye

I think emotional reaction happens to a lot of things that we like, where we raise up their benefits and downplay their negatives. At least for the first few years, until we're in a different context or something else comes along that solves it even better. I also think that's why lisp people are so feverish about lisp as well: as you get more involved in the language with its charms, the more excitement you get and you want to see the language in more places/contexts