Extinction Event

It's kind of sad to watch Scheme, Python, and Perl self-destruct (and a pleasure to watch C++ go), but that doesn't mean we can't look forward to the future. What will take their place? Whose pet language will achieve widespread prominence? Perhaps Lisp will shake off the AI winter, or programmers will realize the value Haskell's Abstract Bullshite has. Or could it be something new?

Why would you want to ruin a toy language with "widespread prominence?"  That only leads to the kind of streamlining that makes it more "accessible" to a broader range of users ("dumb down").