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Hygiene is an autistic crap. Normal people dont need it.
Sigh, I suppose you don't use gensyms, packages, or rely on the fact that the value slot of a symbol is different to the function slot? That CL uses a series of hacks instead of one mechanism doesn't detract from the fact that it is there, and it is used. Secondly, if you don't think that reliable abstractions have any merit, then I wouldn't trust you to write any code.
Use
(define-macro (aif cond then else) ...), I mean Jeez it's macro-by-example.
I'm arguing with the same guy from the naming thread aren't I? *sigh*