Still don't have even the vaguest beginnings of a clue what the fuck a monad is, after reading 50 articles promising to make it simple, as well as their accompanying 500-comment HN threads. I suspect the real problem is that, as a C/C++/C#/ASM programmer, I lack concepts that are strict prerequisites, and people underestimate the importance and/or existence of those prerequisites.
What I did was I gave up and no longer click those articles.
What I did was I gave up and no longer click those articles.