The weird thing about parentheses is that lispers only really get how powerful and how simple it makes programming after prolonged exposure, and thats why every now and then we have articles that try to explain this magical moment to folks.

The strength of lisps syntax basically boil down to a few things:

1. Scope is visually clearer than in non-lisps, you dont need to hold the parser in your head while reading code.

2. Code as lists allows consistent and simple macros.

3. No need to reinvent editor tooling.