This is an interesting read, because I read it as "I would have done all these things which would have kept the language more pure to my vision but less accessible".

I also found this bit interesting: "It's easier to work with than C++, but that's fairly faint praise".

I see this kind of thing in my own personal projects all the time. I'm thinking "oh it would be really cool if I built X" when in reality most of the time users just want really simple stuff.

Being easier to work in than C++ might be faint praise, but it's probably the biggest draw of Rust for me. I don't want to touch C++ with a 10ft pole, but I love using Rust.