I don't think this trivial algorithmic example even does a good job at being the straw man in this argument. Yeh, he's right in that its another means to an en

I don't think this trivial algorithmic example even does a good job at being the straw man in this argument. Yeh, he's right in that its another means to an end, but where's the comparison to other means? This just seems like a bash on FP, rather than an intelligent discussion on what can give us a better answer.