On the one hand sure. But if we're going to critique Java honestly, can't we stick to the language the way it looks today and not the way it looked nearly ten

On the one hand sure. But if we're going to critique Java honestly, can't we stick to the language the way it looks today and not the way it looked nearly ten years ago? Modern Java is quite pleasant to work with. One by one the papercuts and footguns have been fixed.