In a way it's similar to frameworks. Frameworks which are more popular try to make choices for the user (like Rails). As an end-user I clearly wanna focus on my tasks, rather than choosing a toolset or perhaps building one myself.
Lisp is minimal and abstract. That's appealing to a different set of people, who aren't satisfied with off-the-shelf abstraction levels. It's also fun and challenging to work at that level, though IMO it's not always going to translate to better productivity.
For me, learning assembly and going through the 80386 reference manuals were more rewarding in terms of understanding how programs work. Sorry I have no specific insight to offer on the question you asked.
Lisp is minimal and abstract. That's appealing to a different set of people, who aren't satisfied with off-the-shelf abstraction levels. It's also fun and challenging to work at that level, though IMO it's not always going to translate to better productivity.
For me, learning assembly and going through the 80386 reference manuals were more rewarding in terms of understanding how programs work. Sorry I have no specific insight to offer on the question you asked.