Interesting set of challenges indeed. I think Rust is a bit at a crossroad now. The next few years will be crucial, either they will lead to further adoption or it will stagnate and slowly disappear.

To me that sounds an awful like the "lazy consensus" often applied in communities. Still this is indeed a good approach.

Interesting list of criteria about why you might not use some piece of tech. Also delves into why this is often not public knowledge.

Nice description of the community management in the Rust community.

Looks like a very nice canvas for building and charting communities.