It is also worth noting that failure is often a step on the path to success. Learning to apply the "code is data" principle in other programming languages is not without pitfalls as you say and falling on one's face sometimes is to be expected.

However, that's part of the process too as is learning when to use a hammer vs a wrench vs a screwdriver. There is the point in learning a new tool where everything looks like a nail. Yes, people will really mess things up by applying the wrong concepts but how else do we learn?