I don't have time to respond to all of this, but let me just say that you seem to be under the impression that it is somehow my responsibility to "win you over" and convince you to use Rust. I have stated very clearly that that's not my point. My point is that we should all stop lying about the actual cost of delivering reliable software written in C or C++, and in particular that we as an industry need to stop downplaying the consequences of things like UB.

Are you personally doing any of those things? I don't know, and I don't think I have accused you of that.

I'm not here to swoon you by sweet-talking you into using a different programming language. All this "show don't tell" - what are you talking about? Do you need real-world examples of successful Rust projects? There's a myriad of impressive ones, but you are fully capable of googling that.

I'm not a representative of Rust the language (how could I be), and I reserve the right to call out moral corruption as I see it. I frankly do not need any "well-meaning" advice about how best to advocate for Rust - that's not my job.