Escaping in the $ interpolator is a planned feature. You definitely have a point, but the project was made public 4 days ago and deserves a little bit of slack don't you think?
https://github.com/google/zx/blob/5ba6b775c4c589ecf81a41dfc9...
I wonder if it can work with Deno, and maybe even with Deno's security features: https://deno.land/manual/getting_started/permissions