Technology and society are never separate things. The question if why something is seen as important or not, and what is funded, very much depends on societal

Technology and society are never separate things. The question if why something is seen as important or not, and what is funded, very much depends on societal questions. I am using Linux for almost 30 years. I have never been hacked, or know anybody personally, who was hacked because of a memory safety issue in any open-source component. I know such people and companies exist, I just know many more which are affected by other issues. I know many people affected by bugs in Microsoft software, including myself. I am also affected by websites spying on me, from email not being encrypted by default, etc. A lot of things could be done do make my safety and security better. That you cite Google actually demonstrates the problem: Memory safety is much more their concern, not mine. And C definitely will have memory safety. Stay tuned. (And I also like to have memory safety.) I do not care about C++ nor do I care about Rust. Both languages are far too complex for my taste.