[seagreen]

  As someone who writes Go every day for work, 
  I can't agree that Go is simple.

You may be confusing "simple" with "good". A simple solution to a complex problem may not be a good one. Go can be simple and still not a great solution because it pushes complexity to a higher level.

[vertex-four]

I think there's a difference between "simple" and "simplistic", and people don't often get it.

[gens]

People rarely differentiate "complicated" and "complex". I get the feeling from GO that it was designed for making complex programs.

[codygman]

Go handles simple problems well but copy pasting more "simplicity" as complexity scales results in a complex program.

[snaky]

I'd say Go defines "simplicity" as "simple to write (good enough to run for non-critical parts)"