It might make sense to revisit your stance given the most recent JEPs that have been introduced. Java 19 introduced virtual threads and structured concurrency, which will arguably make Java + the JVM a great alternative to Go, etc. Especially since it's very backward compatible.
W/ Graal as well, the AOT compilation comes 90% of JIT performance.
I really think the JVM is an exciting eco-system that has a very bright future if it keeps going the way it is. Brian Goetz' "Paving the on-ramp" discusses how to reduce the boilerplate even further. So these things are definitely a priority for the Java/JVM team[0].
W/ Graal as well, the AOT compilation comes 90% of JIT performance.
I really think the JVM is an exciting eco-system that has a very bright future if it keeps going the way it is. Brian Goetz' "Paving the on-ramp" discusses how to reduce the boilerplate even further. So these things are definitely a priority for the Java/JVM team[0].
[0]: https://openjdk.org/projects/amber/design-notes/on-ramp