They both suck getting new devs for

Also, just because it's part of Google doesn't make go better funded. Theyd probably be fine killing go.

Definitely easier to learn though :P

Rust is going to feel more familiar to Tor contributors than Go. Based on the list of platinum members (which includes Google and Tor btw) there's some serious money going into the Rust Foundation, assuming it's managed properly I can't see funding as an issue.

https://rustfoundation.org/members/

i have no dog in the fight, but based on tor release schedule it seems to me that the team is very very talented and rust complexity is not a challenge for them