One premise that I think the author is wrong about is #3 (people being deceived into liking Go). My experience is that a number of folks liking Go is due to pa

One premise that I think the author is wrong about is #3 (people being deceived into liking Go). My experience is that a number of folks liking Go is due to past experiences and recognizing Go's completely different approach resolves at least some of those deficiencies or the problems those practices eventually led to. But, I think the main point of the article is that Go's complete 180 on many things challenges the beliefs of some and hence their identity. We see it every time a discussion on Go pops up.