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This implies some sort of malicious intent on the part of the Go maintainers, which doesn't really seem fair given the way the original proposal was written and

• jjav 3y ago
  > This implies some sort of malicious intent on the part of the Go maintainers It doesn't really, not necessarily anyway. Think of all the awful terrible laws that get introduced "for the children". While in politics there are certainly a lot more malicious actors than in development, there are certainly many people who truly believe they are doing good "for the children" and they simply don't stop and think what are the drawbacks of their proposals. I think it's just human nature to look for solutions to improve things which they are involved in (which is great) without (often) giving enough weight to how it harms other people (which is not good). That's why it's important to push back against these things, whether in software or in law.