Rust is malware because it forcibly takes power away from the programmer.
what on earth does this me
(Oops, this first paragraph ended up not being correct—thanks, taswelll! It's preserved below for posterity. The second paragraph still stands.)
While i disagree with the FSF on…many things, i think that their definition of malware as "software that actively and intentionally takes power away from its users" is an appropriate one, and one which Rust certainly fits. Rust takes power away from the programmer because it makes it completely impossible to do things that people often very well have a damn good reason for doing, forcing developers to make bloated, slow programs, all done in a crazed pursuit of "safety". This isn't accidental—it's explicitly stated as its goal. It's a bit like governments banning books because "think of the children!!!11!!!" except nowhere near as big of a deal.
In addition, it locks programmers and users into a specific ecosystem, which people get all pissy about when proprietary-software companies do it, yet when Rust does it it's for some reason seen as okay despite being just as much of a hostile tactic. Furthermore, the official community surrounding Rust uses an immoral code of law that allows for infinite punishment to be given to people, allows punishment to be given without a fair trial, and allows punishment for actions committed outside of the jurisdiction of the Rust community. All of these are immoral.
I hope this clears up what i meant.