[vicda]

When there's only one way to do it, everyone is or soon will be accustomed to it.

I'm not a fan, but it fits with google's goal when creating the language.

[monoideism]

Agreed. I think that's probably one of Golang's strengths (and I've used it a bit professionally several years ago). I can understand if they want to keep it hyper-standardized.

For devs who want a more functional approach, there are a number of alternatives, including Rust (which is not a fully functional language, but has many aspects thereof).