Similarily, I like Haskell, but find it's syntax and the whole function and currying thing confusing. Can't I just write Haskell without HKT, functions and curr

Similarily, I like Haskell, but find it's syntax and the whole function and currying thing confusing. Can't I just write Haskell without HKT, functions and currying? ------------------- Jokes, aside, if you aren't there for Rust borrow-checker, then I wonder, do you really need Rust at all?