I have a fair bit of Rust experience, and I agree that it adds a lot of cognitive overhead. It gets better over time as you learn how to appease the compiler, but the borrow checker can still be a pain in the ass. It's something you're constantly aware of, taking up space in your brain.

I can understand the move from C or C++ to Rust, the safety guarantees can be compelling. And it does feel like a much more modern language. However, if something with GC like C# can get the job done, I'd choose that every time over Rust.