Found the imperative programmer.

I'm only half-joking: how often do you need an actual for loop instead of the more abstract concepts of mapping/reducing collections?

I think you made his analogy stronger, not weaker.

As a programmer I am (should be?) concerned with the actual implications of which data structures I use, not how to use them. It should be seamless.

You wouldn't judge an EE on his ability to build wires after you give them some copper and plastic. Sure, he could with tools and a bit of time. It's just a waste of everyone's time and effort.