Clojure has an OS/2 problem in that one of the biggest selling points is Java compatibility. But, clojure is different enough from Java, and that difference is

Clojure has an OS/2 problem in that one of the biggest selling points is Java compatibility. But, clojure is different enough from Java, and that difference is actually another one of biggest selling points, that using Java libs from Clojure is not idiomatic (IMO) and uncomfortable as wrapping/calling Java libs increases through codebase. But, because Java libs already exist and are maintained, there is little incentive to actually implement and improve Clojure libs themselves. The bootstrap became its noose.