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Lisp and s-expressions are two different things. In particular, there are various alternative syntaces for Lisp, which we can automatically convert between (e.g. via a pre-processor, or a reader macro), e.g

But your editor is also a "computer". Editing lisp code with an editor tuned to s-expressions can be pure joy. Most programmers work at the character level of text files, many lispers work much closer to the abstract syntaxt tree (AST).

> Sexpr makes expressions easier for computers to parse. That is all there is to it.

I would _strenuously_ disagree with that claim, but as previously stated I find the explanation of why I disagree to be surprisingly difficult to articulate. Nonetheless, I find that in practice sexprs are an incredibly effective tool for the task of programming as a whole.