[Certhas]

THe thing is, if one is an expert it is incredibly difficult to understand the beginner perspective. Here is one attempt:

C is simpler than Rust, but C is also _much_ simpler than Python. If I solve a problem in Python I have a good standard library of data types, and I use concepts like classes, iterators, generators, closures, etc... constantly. So if I move to Rust, I have access to the similar high-level tools, I just have to learn a few additional concepts for ressource management.

In comaprison, C looks a lot more alien from that perspective. Even starting with including library code from elsewhere.