So during my college days and a bit after that as well I used these tools because these tools were there to be used. I then learned it is not a problem for me, it never was. I used them for the sake of using them. So I stopped using those tools and tools like config backup etc.

I think such tools will be useful for people who use hundreds of apps and have to often migrate/reset or replicate those setups.

Kind of like you, my .dotfiles folder is a private github repo now which has barely 10 files and I don't even use symlinks anymore.

So I think it's also kind of a hobby, if I may say so.