People make fun of vi because itβs hard to get out, but it says right there: βesc : w qβ. Whereas getting out of emacs apparently requires the gradual realization over the course of decades that all of your heroes are monsters and the ideological basis of the liberatory movements you championed in your youth are inherently flawed, and they are futile exercises
@glyph emacs is that quirky cousin that you only see once a decade. You think to yourself, "Why is it that we don't see each other more often?"
Ten minutes in, you learn some new things, but find that there is no escape, and burn the house down to escape.