It seems to be a very polarizing topic. People who like Haskell's syntax find it very readable, others don't. In my estimation, there are a lot more in the "others" category than in the Haskell category. Whether my target audience has trouble with Haskell syntax because of some inherent property of the syntax or merely because their background isn't in Haskell doesn't ultimately matter--the requirement is that my users can quickly be productive (minimal learning curve, etc).
To be very explicit, I'm dodging the question because it's ultimately subjective and people come out of the woodwork with the same predictable talking points ("syntax doesn't matter", "but it's VERY readable! look how few characters!") and I don't have the energy this morning.
I think you misread, but maybe I should've worded it more clearly: the silly people are those hypothetical people who say that "syntax doesn't matter" and "fewer characters means better syntax".
To be very explicit, I'm dodging the question because it's ultimately subjective and people come out of the woodwork with the same predictable talking points ("syntax doesn't matter", "but it's VERY readable! look how few characters!") and I don't have the energy this morning.