Could you expand on this? It doesn't really make sense to me, but I'm also a Rust fan. The premise that Rust prioritizes safety (or performance) over developer productivity also doesn't resonate.

As a consumer, I tend to prefer the thing that is available a bit later (or more expensive) and works well, versus the one that is available sooner (or cheaper) and is less reliable. Maybe that preference is a result of years spent fixing things that could've been designed better?