Regardless of how valid or important the criticisms you list are (and there are already several replies tearing them apart point-by-point), I want to say I real

Regardless of how valid or important the criticisms you list are (and there are already several replies tearing them apart point-by-point), I want to say I really appreciate hearing about potential pitfalls in new (and yes, hyped) technologies. If it turns out that none of these criticisms are that important, then that just makes Rust stronger. If they are important, the sooner we find out about them the better (and the Rust team can start addressing them).