I was going to downvote you but didn't, seems like you got a fair share of those already. My reason for downvoting you was that it seems you didn't understand

I was going to downvote you but didn't, seems like you got a fair share of those already. My reason for downvoting you was that it seems you didn't understand that this essay is a "Letter to a Young Haskell Enthusiast", it's not for everybody, it's for a young haskell enthusiast, that's the point. Your comment seems to have no place if you think about the kind of people that essay is aimed for.