Maybe the issue is that Scala requires a bit more wisdom that some languages. The problem is that the profession is filled with inexperienced people because of

Maybe the issue is that Scala requires a bit more wisdom that some languages. The problem is that the profession is filled with inexperienced people because of the rate at which new programmers are appearing. In that world you either want safe and, dare I say it, lowest common denominator languages, or you need more hierarchy where senior people take a stronger lead and set the rules. In other words, if you're going to use Rust, Scala, Haskell etc acknowledge the tradeoffs and potential footguns and insist that someone who knows what they're doing, leads the project in a very hands on way. Properly mentored juniors or mid level devs will have that moment of enlightenment where they see the point of these languages and don't just succumb to the blub paradox https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Blub_paradox https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Blub_paradox.