> Rust's learning curve is higher than Go, but arguably lower than C++. This is especially true if you've either never worked with stack/heap/pointers before.

I tried to learn Rust when I only knew Python and had not CS education, I gave up rather quickly. Then I did some projects in C and later on C++, and now I understand Rust. Because I understand what are the problems it tries to solve. Imho only after you have some skills in C++, and/or some kind of CS education, can you really appreciate what Rust is about.