Using C is a great way to learn some discipline, your given so much control.

Agreed. Have my password database backed up over multiple places, GPG encrypted of-coarse, you can never be too safe.

I don’t use one, it’s unnecessary. Keep your system light, use only free software and utilize some of your common sense and you’ll be all right.
This one time my brother had his pc(winblows) infested just by plugging in a flash-drive, seriously, just that!!. I hate proprietary software.

I used to love video-games when I was 10-18yo. It was fun. Growing up abit more(21yo), saw the magic die. Can relate to the ones that “don’t get it”. There opinion does matter. I’d rather read a book than play a video-game any day of the week.