Comment by b0a04gl
flexibility didn't reduce adoption : lack of expectation did. once a language stops assuming the user will change it, the culture settles into consumption. lisp didn't ask permission to be rewritten, most modern stacks do
flexibility didn't reduce adoption : lack of expectation did. once a language stops assuming the user will change it, the culture settles into consumption. lisp didn't ask permission to be rewritten, most modern stacks do