My theory is that some people get really attached to the language and take criticism to it personal. See the comment above where someone says 'I feel compelled

My theory is that some people get really attached to the language and take criticism to it personal. See the comment above where someone says 'I feel compelled to defend the honor of my favorite language'. It does get cult-like at times, which is too bad as adressing the failings instead of ignoring them would improve the language and increase adoption.