There is this odd thing where the actual syntax and features of a language are (at least partly) independent of how it ends up being used. A culture forms around the language (that the authors have limited influence over). Java does not have to be used the way most people tend to (factoryfactoryimplfactory!). And some go projects (notably at least early k8s are go in Java style).

A lot of what people comment on is less the language and more the dominant culture.