I think it&#x27;s a canary. How many languages do you hear this said about? I&#x27;ve only heard it in regards to Go which is fairly pedestrian (read: looks and acts something like C &#x2F; Java) as far as these things go.<p>More exotic languages, which take the uninitiated longer to acclimate to, don&#x27;t seem to be trying to tell people they&#x27;re not allowed to think deeper about and question the design of the language. Good criticisms of Go were made on day 1 and are being made to this day, Rob Pike&#x27;s ego notwithstanding.<p>At the end of the day, if I see a problem with a developing language I am interested in, I&#x27;m going to report it. If I&#x27;m met with: &quot;I don&#x27;t know you but I&#x27;ll assume you don&#x27;t know what you&#x27;re talking about&quot; that&#x27;s a second problem and I&#x27;m not about to double-down on it.