Why is D unpopular?

[Ola Fosheim Grøstad]

On Tuesday, 2 November 2021 at 19:21:36 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad 
wrote:
> did. Because people don't pick them up for what they are 
> capable of today, but for where they are heading. They want to 
> join the ride, be one of the early adopters, gold rush, 
> innovators, etc. That's how you get hyped up…

Another point that is easy to miss is that the hardcore geeks are 
very important for building the eco system. The «hacker» type. 
They sometimes feel at home with niche languages as they don't 
mind being outsiders, or maybe they hold «anti 
establishment»/«anarchy» views. Then the values of the community 
is just as important as the language. (Re. Lisp).

So, there are no easy answers, really. Attraction and rejection 
happen on multiple levels.