Reality isn't on your side.

  1. A lot of people use the old C standards.
  2. Not a lot of people use the new ones.
  3. A lot of useful software is written in C.
  4. Not a lot of useful software is written in any of the other languages you've listed in this conversation, despite the fact that you can hardly call them "new" at this point.

You write software your way, I'll write it mine, and in 10 years we can check our homework. The first 10 years of Rust haven't really given us any results software-wise, but I'm sure with language design powerhouses such as yourself on the case, and just a few more pieces of syntax sugar, you can turn it around.