You may not think it's necessary but languages evolve and tend to add features. Unfortunately it' not practical to remove features from a mature language. This might look like bloat.

I happily use a subset of Python including a smattering of new features when they add value to the task at hand. This set of features has evolved over time and makes me more productive and allows me to write clean simple code.

If you don't like a new feature just don't use it. There is no rule that says you should use any feature which doesn't help you write great code.