Your examples are glossed over too quickly. So far, I'm trying to see what you are saying, but I don't get it. In short, I'm open to being convinced, but you ar

Your examples are glossed over too quickly. So far, I'm trying to see what you are saying, but I don't get it. In short, I'm open to being convinced, but you aren't making your points convincingly. Want to make a detailed list of your so-called "gratuitous" syntax and invite discussion, point by point, in an open-minded way? If there is a simpler syntactic way to capture the semantics and design goals of Rust, I think people would be open to hearing it. I don't think you'll feel the same way after you invite discussion around it.