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

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.