I was using C++ and C for decades, and I do a lot of embedded programming for fun. I switched completely to Rust about half a year ago. Friction went away very fast. Fun thing is that looking at my old C code now I see so many pitfalls I was oblivious about, just because I started to use Rust.

I mean, Rust does have a learning curve, but its complexity is overexaggerated imo. Yes, you have to learn something new, but how it is a problem?

I don't understand why pick language because it looks familiar and you don't have to change how you think. For me that is basically a problem with Zig - I can do everything Zig does in C++, having decades of libraries and infra while Rust actually contributes to the end product.