Cheney is also speaking to a camp who have argued against generics in Go using various definitions of simplicity and complexity. Rather than getting into the we

Cheney is also speaking to a camp who have argued against generics in Go using various definitions of simplicity and complexity. Rather than getting into the weeds and highlighting differences in opinion about precise definitions Cheney seems to be acknowledging the validity of the positions of the other side _on their own terms_. This is how compromises are built and IMO a good step for the Generics in Go camp.