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by phamilton 1027 days ago
> Memory safety is distinct from thread safety

From [2] you linked

> a race condition can't violate memory safety in a Rust program on its own.

From golang FAQ on maps not being atomic:

> uncontrolled map access can crash the program

This may be one very narrow case (or a more common theme), but at least in this case the thread safety becomes a memory safety concern in golang.