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It would be much more compelling to say, "Joe Schmoe picked up this language in a weekend and used it to create a dating site that got 3mil users in a year" than "a few superstar genius programmers who built things you'll never ever build swear by it."

Most people are convinced by examples they can relate to and feel they can achieve, not by the feats of the top experts in a field that feel outside of most people's reach.