I think maybe the GP's point is that we should use systems languages, with their focus on efficiency, for things that the OP defines as out of scope, as an anti

I think maybe the GP's point is that we should use systems languages, with their focus on efficiency, for things that the OP defines as out of scope, as an antidote to the creeping software bloat that we all like to complain about from time to time. And let's not forget that Word 97 felt bloated in its day, however fondly we may look back on it now.