<p><pre><code>  &gt; (You can tell that monads are hard to work with because
  &gt; there are so many articles telling you that they&#x27;re easy)
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lol yeap, you made me curious so I went to search for those articles, and sure enough, there are plenty. My favorite quote was: &quot;Monads are easy, you just need to put in the work.&quot;<p>My second-favorite quote was: &quot;if someone is really convinced that monads are easy, they are going to be in for a demoralizing shock&quot;