The very word "exist" derives from "to step forth, to stand out". - Erik Naggum

They are not identical. The aspects you are willing to ignore are more important than the aspects you are willing to accept. Robbery is not just another way of making a living, rape is not just another way of satisfying basic human needs, torture is not just another way of interrogation. And XML is not just another way of writing S-exps. There are some things in life that you do not do if you want to be a moral being and feel proud of what you have accomplished.

I believe that structure is a product, not a process.

Let's just hope that all the world is run by Bill Gates before the Perl hackers can destroy it.