Reminds me of another paradox. Often the people who struggle the most with Haskell, are those with extensive background in programming in non-functional languag

Reminds me of another paradox. Often the people who struggle the most with Haskell, are those with extensive background in programming in non-functional languages. Those without prior experience may grasp the concepts faster and better, while also being less confused. This is incidentally why someone would recommend learning Haskell first, because after that you really can learn anything, but maybe won't have to. I personally tend to err on the right tool for the job, or just avoiding programming when not strictly necessary.