WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO LEARN C?

FOR REALS? WHATS THE POINT? TOO MUCH MICRoMANAGED BULLSHIT THAT GETS YOU NO WHERE EXCEPT A HOLE IN THE HEAD. BESIDES, YOU CANT USE C FOR ANYTHING USEFUL!!!! WHY DONT YOU LEARN A REAL LANGUAGE LIKE JAVA OR C#??? OR BETTER YET, PHP.

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It has such an ugly syntax and an incredibly high learning curve. Why would anyone want to use it other than for games?