My explanation is that there is some kind of positive feedback loop involved:
(1) Go developers/creators think they are really really smart.
(2) Experienced developers see their flaws, stay away from Go, and never participate in the mailing list.
(3) Clueless developers join the mailing list and ask simple/stupid/beginner questions. Go developers can easily answer them, reinforcing their self-assessment in (1).
It's a scary feeling watching their echo chamber ...
My explanation is that there is some kind of positive feedback loop involved:
(1) Go developers/creators think they are really really smart.
(2) Experienced developers see their flaws, stay away from Go, and never participate in the mailing list.
(3) Clueless developers join the mailing list and ask simple/stupid/beginner questions. Go developers can easily answer them, reinforcing their self-assessment in (1).
It's a scary feeling watching their echo chamber ...