I disagree. Reia is not misguided at all. It's not trying to improve Erlang but rather expose Erlang features to those who don't quite grock Erlang's idioms. P

I disagree. Reia is not misguided at all. It's not trying to improve Erlang but rather expose Erlang features to those who don't quite grock Erlang's idioms. Programming languages evolve because someone, perhaps a fashion-conscious fanboy even, took a little from this language and some of that language and mixed them together. You may not agree with the result but it may suit others just fine.