> You'd be surprised to know that world is made of kludges

No. I wouldn't. I'm an electrical engineer by training.

> Performance hacks are always kludges.

Not always. Sometimes they bring out some inner beauty in the code that was previously hidden. But, again, sometimes they don't.

> Honest question, should I waste my time worrying about the "What makes syntax elegant" than working with the existing kludge ?

It depends on your priorities. If you were a poet, would you be more worried about making good poetry or selling more books?

> Why shouldn't I seek beauty in output and look for a programming language that get's me the output quickly ?

Again, it depends on what is your output and how you relate with the fact that the thing generating that output is a horrible mess.