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You might try re-reading it with some charity - the example's purpose isn't to teach the `Maybe` monad, but to remove the redundant check. To go into what `bind

• kingdomcome50 5y ago
  But `Maybe` is specifically designed to remove redundant checks for a value that may (or may not) be present! That's the whole point of the monad! It seems rather unfortunate this isn't highlighted (or at least illustrated) doesn't it? I generally agree with the premise of the post.