> And that may be the real truth of it: Error handling in Go just isn't ... that much of a problem to force action?

I you are right that this is the truth of it. Error handling just isn’t that big a problem. 13% reported it on the survey cited. That doesn’t seem that significant. And honestly, after writing Go, I barely notice error handling as I’m writing/reading code anyway. If anything I appreciate it a bit more than exceptions.

Always something that can be complained about. But it doesn’t mean every complaint is a huge deal.