To be honest, I kinda don't like Scala, its too much to grok.
I always believe language is something not worth fighting for, but solutions are.
(I'm aware, it's just about me, YMMV).
When you make a statement like "the only sane choice", people tend to expect actual reasoning behind it. Your post would have been more accurate as just "I like go".
I still think you're not quite grasping his point. "Out of A and B I don't like B so I would chose A" and "The only sane choice is A" are not logically equal in any interpretation of the english language.
