very_mediocre's comments

> why the theoretical purity of the lisps isn't useful in practice.

Saying it's useless may be too strong. People use it. You and I are using it right now to comment on HN.

> But lisp macros don't seem to have an example of why they are worth that trade.

This may be the core of your argument. Ok. Who has some examples to share?

Please don't be mean.

Also, it can be exciting to find where or why one may be misled about something, and then to try and explain it well.