To add to your point, not using generics in Go is a choice too, even if it’s now an option.

But some people like offloading that to the language: not having it in a language means you don’t have to control for it on your team/project contributors + some 3rd party library.

I felt Go filled this minimalist category well. It’s always nice having a modern mainstream option doing so, not just a niche one on the fringes (ala LISP), even if I’m not personally a fan.

I guess it’s hard to keep saying no.