Failing to include Unicode because you don't feel like doing it is a bad argument? So if I give you a gift certificate to go out to eat but fail to pay for your

Failing to include Unicode because you don't feel like doing it is a bad argument? So if I give you a gift certificate to go out to eat but fail to pay for your transportation, is that a bad idea, too? You are the one with the weak argument. PG has offered up a language which is still being developed but already has some utility, and you're comparing that to a hypothetical language with nothing at all?