I fully agree, thats why I don't like Scala. Readability and simplicity above everything.

That doesn't mean that you shouldn't be familiar with the basic concepts of the programming language that you use, and I feel the silicon valley bubble is sometimes unaware that not all programmers are startup hot shots.

You actually support my argument, introducing the concept of futures is just an added layer of unnecessary "cleverness" that could be avoided with quasar/pulsar.