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What I find most interesting about this comment of yours is the sour grapes. Can you shed a little light on where your resentment is coming from?

I'm uninclined to make any effort to convince you otherwise until you provide even a hint of a reason why I, or anyone else, should believe you have any willingness whatsoever to allow yourself to be convinced.

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I think you have to consider that these conversations are taking place in public. When people reply, they're not necessarily replying to convince the person they're speaking directly to (this is often impossible), but rather to convince the reader.

I also didn't get the impression that the parent comment was being unreasonable or resentful. Lisp is often portrayed as being special and a secret weapon. It's reasonable to question that given how little it ends up being used in comparison.

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