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I actually really liked the rhetoric made in the essay. The only problem is that the title may imply that this essay is about Lisp, while it's more about the am

I actually really liked the rhetoric made in the essay. The only problem is that the title may imply that this essay is about Lisp, while it's more about the ambiguity that are caused by words like "best". The key takeaway of the essay is that: When someone questions why something supposed to be "best" isn't widely used, the answer is not solely technical. It also have sociological, philosophical, economic, and political aspects.

molteanu 3y ago
Indeed, it is. And yes, Lisp is only marginally relevant to the point beeing made. It's just that the question "if X is the best why hasn't it won" and similar variants of it spring up so often around Lisp and are not quite resolved or even close to being resolved. The essay is thus attacking the question form a different angle. Thanks for the kind words.