Comment by jimbob45

It can be though. You should be able to express low-level details but also implement high-level constructs effortlessly should you so choose.

Look at C++, which can both dick with move semantics but also offer multiple inheritance. Even better, look at C#, which has pointer fiddling but also offers the best reflection of any language today.

You're right that Rust is only really good for kernel development but it didn't have to be that way.