>> Every comment is a line of code, and every line of code is a liability, and, worse, comments are a liability waiting to rot,

This is exactly my view. Comments, while can be helpful, can also interrupt the reading of the code. Also are not verified by the compiler; curious, in the era when everyone goes crazy for rust safety, there is nothing unsafer as comments, because are completely ignored.

I do bot oppose to comments. But they should be used only when needed.