Two things being false can be quite pleasant, but making the empty list nil isn't worth it. Lua gets this right, `nil` is the Ground State of Being, you get it

Two things being false can be quite pleasant, but making the empty list nil isn't worth it. Lua gets this right, `nil` is the Ground State of Being, you get it back in lieu of a value any time you try to find one. This requires also having a `false` because logical conditions have to be streamed sometimes and you can't transport a key with a nil value by definition. But an empty list/table being 'false' is convenient right until it isn't. It's a kludge.