There is some irony to your use of the term modern here, as the original modernists coined the phrase less is more which nicely sums up the Go authors' approach

There is some irony to your use of the term modern here, as the original modernists coined the phrase less is more which nicely sums up the Go authors' approach. Go is a modern language, in every sense of the word. You may not like it, other languages might work better for you or for certain situations (which is great, it really is), but don't pretend it is antiquated or created in ignorance.