It took me so long to figure out that "where is the monad?" was the wrong question. It took me even longer to grok that "monad" is essentially an interface/trai

It took me so long to figure out that "where is the monad?" was the wrong question. It took me even longer to grok that "monad" is essentially an interface/trait rather than a "type". I think your suggestion of 'monadic' is a big improvement.