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Exactly this. And this mailing list post exemplifies that even Googlers don't realize the soft power they have.

How many of us get to be lunch or drinking buddies with Russ Cox or Rob Pike? Googlers have much easier access to both than the external community and those are really the only two that matter.

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This situation feels similar to the need of politicians to divest any potential conflicts of interest. I would not accept “just trust me” as a response. As long as there’s a possible conflict of interest, there will be ethical concerns.

> This situation feels similar to the need of politicians to divest any potential conflicts of interest.

With the key difference being that you can use a different language and achieve the same results you want. You can't just pick a different government.

Except not really because not all of us are greenfield developers 100% of the time.

Yes, but they are both still conflicts of interest. Also as the other poster mentions, as Go accrues popularity, it is not always as easy as picking another language.

It's not easy picking another language no matter its popularity, but switching languages and stacks is not uncommon in our industry. In this case it's also entirely on you and your team to achieve success with that switch. This is not at all analogous to a government system.

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