https://wiki.c2.com/?BondageAndDisciplineLanguage
Closest I know of, but many people have probably written on this topic.
There was this talk ("Capability vs Sustainability") from 2012:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NftT6HWFgq0
Very nearly exactly what you're describing; not sure if it's the same thing you were thinking of, or just part of a similar thought-wave at the time.
Sounds like Steve Yegge's wheelhouse. Possibly this post https://gist.github.com/cornchz/3313150 but there are plenty more https://ratfactor.com/yeggedex