You can use the existing Obj-C libraries instead, which by definition do not use them. I find it hilarious that Obj-C devotees object to this, since it precise

You can use the existing Obj-C libraries instead, which by definition do not use them. I find it hilarious that Obj-C devotees object to this, since it precisely mirrors their argument for decades in the face of bogus performance complaints: “you can just use normal C functions”. They were right then, and you can just use Obj-C libraries today.