Ah, I see I missed the context of your initial reply. If one's goal is to learn low-level languages, starting from C isn't such a bad choice (though I would still suggest moving away when possible).

But I (mistakenly) thought we were talking about designing a language. And for this I have a point: coming up with something like C in 2023 would be unacceptable. We know better now.

Sorry about the non-sequitur.