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The explanation is actually simple:

«Rob Pike doesn’t know what type theory is or why it is useful»

Look at his latest statement on «generics» in Go: https://evrone.com/rob-pike-interview

He acknowledges that parametric polymorphism is a good thing that Go is gonna get, but then repeats his ignorant view on types by conflating type theory with shitty OOP inheritance and class hierarchies.

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