Comment by jshaqaw

Check out https://xkcd.com/224/ . Many of us Lispers go through this phase where the universe appears to crystallize around Lisp concepts. Like Forth or APL and other languages built around a unifying theory there is a conceptual elegance which is mind-opening. Eventually most of us come back down to Earth but it is a fun ride.

There is also a mystique around the powers of Lisp. I do believe it is a massively expressive and powerful language in the hands of a master. But part of it is historical. During the heyday of Lisp it was the language of choice for the best hackers in the land and certainly was vastly more powerful for individuals/small groups than the existing alternatives. Today that talent base is just spread across so many other choices.