[switz]

> For example I used Quip for many years, which locks any block currently being edited by someone else, which can be quite frustrating when someone happens to have an idling cursor in a random position.

You understand what the OP is complaining about is not the same as the scenario you presented, right?

I'm not even sure why you brought it up; is it to imply that _any_ 'friction' is bad? Is having to enter 'insert mode' in vi bad? No, of course not. For those that want it, that 'friction' provides value.

[systemvoltage]

This is the typical "clealiness/minimalism/frictionless above everything else" paradigm in design circles that needs to die a horrible death. It's like we don't think anymore and instead blindly follow like a bunch of mind washed design-zombies that have been instructed by the god of minimalism to make everything look/feel clean.

[ethbr0]

The problem is that minimalism / cleanliness requires targeting specific use cases. You boost the usability of some, at the cost of complicating (or eliminating) others.

But what do I know? I still think context menus + hotkeys are a pretty great compromise.

[wolco2]

In vi the insert mode concept is so foreign it creates friction for the beginner and is one of the bigger hurdles.