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I'd go with Erlang over elixir, but it sounds like you already have an interest in gleam.
FWIW: just pick one and get started. There are some major axes to consider: pure versus impure, lazy versus strict, static versus dynamic typing, but to kick off if you've done no FP before it's probably better to just go for it.
There are some really intriguing "next steps": SICP, the ML module system, the Haskell ecosystem, the OTP approach to state, but to begin with it's just worth getting used to some basics.
Yeah, I'll just go with Gleam :3