Minsan din kasi kailangan ng updates to keep stuff up and running eh. I've been advised when I first installed this OS I'm using (btw), that I should at least go over the list of updated packages in order to at least anticipate any problems and to decide to delay updating until there's enough time to deal with them.

The person who recommended my current OS to me said: "updating is a user error," and while hyperbolic, I'm starting to see where that sentiment is coming from.

And yes, setting up a backup is a really good idea--though I'd be the first to admit that had I not been dragged kicking and screaming into making a back-up, I would never have done it. There's just a big (mental) hurdle, I suppose? Now, my system basically runs a command to sync my files onto a backup. I didn't even have to think about it once the set-up (which is surprisingly minimal, just an rsync command, plus a cron job to run it) has been done.