True greatness is measured by how much freedom you give to others, not by how much you can coerce others to do what you want.
Perl is worse than Python because people wanted it worse.
For the sake of argument I'll ignore all your fighting words.
The Harvard Law states: Under controlled conditions of light, temperature, humidity, and nutrition, the organism will do as it damn well pleases.
Call me bored, but don't call me boring.
Even if you aren't in doubt, consider the mental welfare of the person who has to maintain the code after you, and who will probably put parens in the wrong place.