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Well, as you might know, there is a classic talk on YouTube in which SPJ half-jokes about religious zeal of purity in Haskell, to avoid "sins" of side effects as only religions purists might do. It is actually very clever and even beautiful analogy, because if there is anything good about any organized religion it is self-discipline and principle-guided minimalism. Haskell - the language defined in the Haskell report…
No, we downvote because you act like a jerk. If you want to talk to people here, lose the attitude. For example: "normies". Yeah, you don't actually need to use putdowns to communicate. If you're going to be on HN, don't do that.
By restricting a form of expression you ruin the art of communication.