[Traubenfuchs]

> Personally I never really understood the benefit of thinking in functional terms about things that are conceptually more naturally thought of as persistent objects.

Like the vast majority of software developers world wide, who just want to get things done and/or earn money.

The simple truth is: A minority prefers purely functional programming. The vast majority prefers procedural programming with functional elements.

For some reason, those who prefer pure functional programming often try to convince everyone else their way is the best way in an obnoxious way.