"... the Haskell community that self-selects for deeply-engaging intellectual challenges"

Knowing Haskell indeed is a great way to deal with exciting challenges, such as "where will I sleep tonight" and "how will I afford food this month".

The OP and the r/haskell thread are a beautiful jerk/counter-jerk dialectic. It's had me going all morning.

True, but you can be intellectually challenged in any language!

I chose golang for the opposite reason. It is like putting your brain on a paleo diet.