Convince me to keep learning Perl

HALP ME! I've been attempting to learn Perl the last few days and I'm starting to have second thoughts. It seems each new thing I come across introduces a new level of confusion. Convince me to tough it out, or not.

/prog/ IS DEAD! WELCOME TO /NEO-PROGGLES/! DISCUSS OOP DESIGN PATTERNS AND THE FREE SOFTWARE MOVEMENT. PLEASE BE NICE AND DON'T TROLL HELP THREADS.