If you actually take a look at the many changes that had to be made due to the uncreative limitations imposed by Go, you'll see that it was was neither approach

If you actually take a look at the many changes that had to be made due to the uncreative limitations imposed by Go, you'll see that it was was neither approachable nor maintainable. I'm just stubborn and found it hard to believe it would actually take that much work until I tried it. This is supported by the fact that contexts have been added, and I won't be surprised to see Go reverse more of their decisions as the language grows and devs prioritize shipping over Go dogma.