>>9
You learn C first. Real C. Then you ditch Java, and use Python for most things, and C for low-level stuff. Besides, programmers need to know C just like artists need to know Mona Lisa.
>>11
They do, because it's another thing they jerk off to. "Hi, is this lava lamp object-oriented?"
Protip: Popular OO languages like Java and C++ really suck at it. You'll hate your life until you discover there are better implementations out there.