Much of which is symbols. Plus, a a simple computer has gigs of memory. Yes, it's remarkable how much bigger programs are now than they were 20 years ago, but 20 years ago the same things were being said. I understand your objection - I really do - but it's time to face the future. The smart phone in your pocket is roughly 100 times faster than the machine Plan 9 was developed on and has 1000 times the RAM. Computers are incredibly powerful now, and the technologies of today can use that power well (as I claim Go does) or poorly (as some others do), or ignore it at the risk of obsolescence.
-rob
