Enter embedded programming, believe it or not there is a ton of low level C code being written; also, try adding a new protocol for networking, there are many cases where bitstructure matters, I recently wrote a small bit of code for a project that used bit packing so that we could fit inside of a single Ethernet frame so that we didn't have to deal with fragmentation and the networking overhead it caused.
For context, what is your past programming background and what are you trying to do? While rust is a great language, it may not be the right tool for what you're trying to do if these are things that you view as unnecessary
Honestly, pretty effective, I used to balance the mattresses on my head when working in a dorm. Many societies used this approach to move things, and with three of them the have the definition of a geometric plane.