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by Exolon 2060 days ago
> Your words betray your ignorance. Common Lisp has a type system. Have you ever written it? Do you actually know anything about it? Moreover, macros are a plus - you clearly have not actually used Lisp macros, [...]

This isn't really okay. It's fine if you disagree, but I don't get why such aggression is needed.

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I specifically avoided insulting them. "Ignorance" is not an insult; it's a description of your knowledge on a topic, and if it isn't the right word to describe telling such a blatant and fundamental misunderstanding, then what is?