I was not condescending nor did I speak to you like a half-wit. Unfortunately it is quite difficult to call someone out on making statements that demonstrate i

I was not condescending nor did I speak to you like a half-wit. Unfortunately it is quite difficult to call someone out on making statements that demonstrate ignorance without causing offense. Haskell has many problems, but the things you listed are misconceptions and misunderstands spread around by people who have heard about haskell but not used it. I'd certainly like it if you are able to be more specific about what you think the "weird IO system" problem is.