Rust is pretty widely used and in my (biased fanboy) opinion, strictly better than C++ in almost every way.

(Not quite _every_ way: lack of per-container allocators, and less advanced generic/metaprogramming facilities are two particular pain points)

Unfortunately that quote is an all-purpose way to dismiss the volume of complaints about any language.

I don't hear too many complaints from C users. Perhaps because C never overpromised?

I understand C++ is messy because, back in the day, Stroustrup never say no to a request or suggestion from a potential user. He wanted his language to be widely used. Guess he succeeded.