> The Clojure looks unfamiliar

That's my point. It is simply "unfamiliar" to majority of developers who have never tried Lisps. And a lot of people throw baseless claims it to be "less readable" without even given it a try.

A few years ago plain English to me was "unreadable". But I have learned the language. And look, today I can even make comments on HN. I guess it's a good thing I haven't dismissed the language because I was unfamiliar with it.