No affiliation with either, but I don't think Java and Scala are punching at each other, and they're both doing great. Needless to say Java has continued to exceed expectations and given its huge role in the world, that's worth [handwave very huge number] in consumer welfare. Scala has evolved the last several years to again become perhaps the most interesting big-ish application language, eg see Odersky's recent https://scaladays.org/session/opening-session-keynote/ and https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3786335.3813127

I still write Scala. But not sure for how long. I swear, it's such a joy to write code in Scala.

It's like French poetry.. So much elegance. An no effect system BS. Just like Martin Odersky intended it to be!

Sigh, I so very miss writing Scala.