What a shallow critique. Object oriented error handling (which is what returning objects instead of exceptions is) isn’t used because it’s trendy, it’s used because it’s objectively (badumtish) better.

You didn’t get the point, then. It isn’t objectively better, but some people argue it is. Having an opinion doesn’t necessarily mean it’s true.

Kotlins compiler built in null safety is objectively better than Java's lack of the same

people disagree about that too, it's just that they're wrong

Kotlin’s null-safety is better and exceptions are better than Result types.

The fact that exceptions are used is testament that they do have some utility. Same can be said of either/result.

‘Objectively better’ is appropriate either in very simple choice scenario, or in a case where one is throwing away ones integrity.