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Racket frustrates me

Racket frustrates me.
Sorry if I upset any of the nice Racket folks out there.
It’s time for a little reality check. First, repeat after me:
Coding is a tool to get stuff done. If you let your programming language impact your productivity, you are not in charge, the technology is calling the shots.
Why would I use Racket today? Do I want to iterate every 18 hours waiting for the pkgs.

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