Thanks for the detailed follow-up. I now understand very well what you meant. > it feels at times like entire community wants to pretend that there aren’t

Thanks for the detailed follow-up. I now understand very well what you meant. > it feels at times like entire community wants to pretend that there aren’t any flaws or downsides with the language. Yeah, the delusion of version 2.0 perfection is strong from Golang thought leaders. It is nauseating to read about. Like the whole resistance to generics, then finally giving in, then finally saying "Yeah, we definitely need these." So... the last 8(?) years of blogging against generics... what about that? Another comment below used the phrase "gas-lighting the users" which seems appropriate here. Deeper: This will be controversial to some readers here. I wonder if the reason why the "entire community" resists criticism so fiercely is that Rob Pike has a very public profile and "infinite Internet (reputation) points", so no one can beat that final boss. I'm not saying that Rob Pike would use his Internet boss powers to kill off any critics, but I do think it does repress some critics. Also, his style and opinions are very strong. All said, as a non-Golang writer, but avid reader, I am still very impressed by how carefully that Golang was developed. It could have gone so much worse (C++? JavaScript?), or the community been much more toxic/unwelcoming, e.g., Rust. Overall: It is a huge win for current and future programmers.