Go uses semi-colon insertion like Javascript does, albeit with the benefit of Javascript's experience to fix up the edges. Calling "adopting some of the syntax of arguably the most popular language" capricious is probably stretching a bit.
I don't see why anyone would even think that a band-aid solution like "automatic semi-colon insertion" is a good idea. If you want optional semi-colons you have to change your language's syntax.
Javascript's popularity have nothing to do with its value as a language, considering that it didn't have any competition in what it does. Ignoring the (almost already) decades of critique addressed to its design choices and quirks to declare it a cherished wonder is _no doubt_ a stretch.
