Stuff like this just isn't important compared to the benefits. One has to focus on the positives and negatives and each of their proportional importance overall

Stuff like this just isn't important compared to the benefits. One has to focus on the positives and negatives and each of their proportional importance overall. In that particular case, it's just fine to workaround these things with interface{} and move on to more important stuff. Or perhaps consider to use a map if you find yourself constantly needing to pick out an entry from a slice.