[runT1ME]

>monadic collection operations like map, select, etc

There is nothing 'monadic' about select. SelectMany yes, but not Select. That's equivalent to map in other languages.

[tel]

Sure there is! Monads generate liftM, so if you live in a place so bereft of explicit semantics as to call major parts of your standard library "monadic" without specifying which monadic context to which you refer... Then you may as well drag functor and Applicative along with you.

The weakening of the concept is inevitable now that everyone has been taught to not be afraid of it even if they have no clue why it exists.