I was putting that argument aside because that's an argument you can make for any language and it changes depending on who you know, what circles you're in, etc. It's and externality not specific to Rust. You can say the same for Erlang, or Swift, or C#, or ...insert language that isn't JavaScript.

What I'm saying is that, disregarding the externalities, I've found Rust to be quite a boon and not inherently a bad fit for an early stage. YMMV.