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m0skit0 on Jan 19, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Lisp: More is less

By "simplicity" they mostly mean "what I'm used to". Same applies for people calling "Windows simpler than Linux". It's the same argument over and over: illegibility (because you're not used to it), too much power to handle (because you're not used to it)...

aufreak3 on Jan 21, 2014 [–]

Right on. Jeff Raskin's equation is pure gold -

    Intuitive = Familiar

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