@animeirl No, C allows people to write C code, Rust makes people turn Github issues into 300-reply hellthreads.
Rust isn't a programming language, it's a diversionary tactic. People are talking about programming languages that aren't rust and some Rust whiner shows up and either demands everyone use Rust or complains about Rust persecution. It is the neo-Nazism of programming languages. It's a perfect parallel: neo-Nazis spend nearly no time actually living out their ideals, they just whine that nobody lets them and that they're being persecuted by the Jews (C programmers) and that they are superior.
Know why I learned C? Know why I learned any of the languages I know? Do you know why people learn a programming language? None of these reasons apply to Rust: it's useless.
You don't have to play his hacks, they're not government-mandated.