I think Perl didn't win. I don't know the specific context of Romania, but from where I sit, it's unlikely I'll get paid to program in it in the foreseeable future, if ever.
What's my hidden agenda in agreeing with this article over yours?
The article has valid points. Hidden agenda is when people say that writing Perl is equivalent to using ancient technologies, solely because Perl had its popularity peak in the nineties - and this might also be a reason why you can't be paid for doing Perl - who would want legacy technologies in their stack?
It's just that, well, it isn't legacy. It's more up to date and much more robust than many of the hip languages.
What's my hidden agenda in agreeing with this article over yours?