> Utopias in general are a great demonstration of man's hubris, and we have known that forever. This is a message that programming language designers and advoc

> Utopias in general are a great demonstration of man's hubris, and we have known that forever. This is a message that programming language designers and advocates need to hear. The idea that a better language can lead to better outcomes is itself utopian in the same way that better cities can lead to better outcomes. They both take a look at the substrate and extrapolate. Sure, there's an infinite number of ways to make a bad city, but we have to realize that's a different kind of thing.