Rust is faster, but that's like saying writing to memory is faster than writing to a database - sure, it is - but the BEAM is designed with something completely

Rust is faster, but that's like saying writing to memory is faster than writing to a database - sure, it is - but the BEAM is designed with something completely different in mind and is still 'quick enough' for handling those cases. That said dealing with elixir syntax is like rubbing sandpaper in your eyes for 8 hours a day.