It shouldn't be that surprising. Both are "low-level" languages that came onto the scene around the same time, are highly opinionated, but stake out very different points on the design space.
If you start talking about changing the recipe for Coca-Cola, surely Pepsi is going to enter the discussion at some point, right?
If you start talking about changing the recipe for Coca-Cola, surely Pepsi is going to enter the discussion at some point, right?