> I see Go as being anti-abstraction and anti-cleverness, and I'd rather not work on codebases in which the language of choice is designed to deter creativity and encourage monotony.

I like my tools and projects I work on follow the exact opposite philosophy but I do see your point. It can be a lot of fun when the tools allow you to be creative. It's just that when working on real projects, I'd hate to be the person trying to understand someone's clever solutions. I dread it actually but may be that's just me.