If ES3 had had an addition of a `::` operator as a shorthand for an efficient `.bind()` we could've probably tossed out most of ES{5,6,7}
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e.g. it's inconvenient to write `reduce(map(filter(arr), op), op), op)` where `arr::filter(op)::map(op)::reduce(op)` is much more convenient
We could've tossed out all (!) of the built-ins, creating a much smaller API. Stdlib through imports is vastly superior
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But instead where we're now is that spec makers wield the power to prevent anything they don't like from being a first class citizen
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Extending built-ins is an anti-pattern. Convenient syntax to non-destructively extend is unavailable. This is probably the biggest issue rn
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