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I like the metaphor and think it's on point.

It's as if you found a way to make cash appear from nowhere. It would be hard to find a reason to work for money.

Same deal with Scheme. It lets you do anything, easily, but it makes it hard to find a reason to want to do anything.

To be fair I wouldn't blame it on Scheme, more on my own brain, but still, beginners should look at Scheme right away so they can get to the "I can do anything, now what do I want to do, if anything, with this tool" part faster.




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