Why does that matter?
> many of us would have prefered reflect(T), but again many on WG21 seem to use notepad for programming and don't like to type.
I don't know about anyone else, but I find reflect(T) much easier to type than ^^T. I have a high error rate on hitting 6. Not only that I have to move my hand from the home row to hit it.
https://github.com/search?q=lang%3AObjective-C%2B%2B+&type=r...
all of those would instantly break.
I develop a C++ / Qt software that also ships on macOS and some parts of the macOS API are only realistically useable from Obj-C / Obj-C++ so any C++ software that wants deeper integration with the OS there must work with Objective-C++.
Ultimetely that is how ISO driven languages work, features get decided by those willing to join the process, and vote on what features become part of the next language standard.