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I was hoping this was someone who actually thought that was a good idea, not a dig at math nerds who know what a monoid is.

At least one moral of the story is "Clever solutions are bad when a less clever solution can accomplish the same task".

The 'clever level' of a solution doesn't necessarily speak to it's maintainability which I would consider one of the strongest things to consider.

The author mentions that he was Harry in another comment, so a little of both