And clearly other people – or we wouldn't be seeing those syntax elements in other languages.

Why is it that Ruby programmers are incapable of imagining anyone doesn't love Ruby?

They're perfectly capable of that, and I think you've let your own prejudices cloud your judgement.

I've yet to meet a Ruby programmer who doesn't believe that Ruby is the best thing since sliced Jesus.

Hello, pleased to meet you. I'm a mostly-Ruby programmer who is well aware that the language is not suited to every task. Need high performance? Look elsewhere. Need a highly reliable service? Something that would benefit from static typing? Systems-level tools? Same. Ruby is a pain to deploy and has lots of irritating legacy cruft.

What this doesn't mean is that the statement "that pile of junk that is ruby" is anything other than a fucking stupid thing to say.