This aligns with how I care for mine. Scrub it with a chainmail scrubber, Wash it with soap / watwr, then rinse dry over flame and then drizzle a but of oil and rub with a paper towel.

I have no reverence for my cast iron besides avoiding letting it sit wet for a long time.

I plan to recoup the cost in cancelled subscriptions.

Yep. Just ordered 4 12tb hdds for a zfs setup

Same. We don’t need to be 500m