Honestly, Hacker News is too general to base your opinion of the "Rust community" on, try #rust-beginners on irc.mozilla.org or users.rust-lang.org and I think

Honestly, Hacker News is too general to base your opinion of the "Rust community" on, try #rust-beginners on irc.mozilla.org or users.rust-lang.org and I think you'll find one of the most welcoming communities on the internet.