In my significant experience with numerous programming language designers, this is true of the best PL designers, too. (May not be true of one, but they may also not be one of the best. <-;) Their users are often far more tribal than them. [JD Souther: https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/songwriter-jd-souther-on-songwriting-poetry-and-making-space-for-something-new/]