What nearly all these comments seem to agree on is that the syntax of Erlang is unusual, which poses a not insignificant barrier to entry. Personally, I'm will

What nearly all these comments seem to agree on is that the syntax of Erlang is unusual, which poses a not insignificant barrier to entry. Personally, I'm willing to try a new unusual language if there's some killer feature, but I haven't heard much about Erlang at all. What incentive is there to put in the extra effort if there is no perceived benefit?