And this is a clever response if you understand their point: messing with the language it's rarely the correct answer. Do you want to remove some code? How about a function? How about hiding boring details behind more elegant objects? How about using a macro in the editor? And so on... The answer is not (from their perspective) "put some shit in the language".

The problem with Go is that is very idiomatic. If you want to work with Go you need to learn its way, and somehow you need to accept the trade-offs behind its design.

If you do not see any advantages in any way, probably it's not the right tool for you, and that's ok. No problem at all.