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by secure 2872 days ago
go mod started out with a bunch of flags, and was only later converted to the current syntax: https://github.com/golang/go/commit/6121987a10b2c54bc4c48473...

From the commit message:

> We've avoided subcommands in the go command to date, and we should continue to avoid adding them unless it really makes the experience significantly better. In this case, it does.

So, I don’t see it as a contradiction to the mail you’re quoting :)