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by analognoise 1231 days ago
This is as it should be.

Emacs is about enlightenment; enlightenment is a path to be walked not a destination; it is a journey you must choose.

Along the way, you might accidentally edit text files. That's not the point.

Anyway, makes sense to me why it's not default included.

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Surely we can all agree that nano (pico) is a toy compared to either.
Nano has a lot of functionality. Not really a toy.
> Emacs is about enlightenment;

And that's why I'm on team Vim. I rather not use a tool that needs/uses cult-like slogans to convince people to keep them hooked. I want the usefulness to be the reason, not some kind of belief system.

A defining feature of cults is how difficult it is to leave...

:q!

Have you ever tried exiting emacs? It's not easier than vim.
It's just a bit of playfulness.

Nobody is 'hooked' on Emacs because of slogans. A person uses Emacs because they like it.

But... that's what alcoholics say!
Lol "team vim," spoken like someone who doesn't know what Emacs is at all

I use a vim implemented in Emacs Lisp -- evil-mode -- so I can have access to the rest of the usefulness of Emacs while also having everything model editing has to offer

The GP is joking, but I'll happily use a vim in Emacs while the reverse is impossible, and you can figure out what that means for your belief system

I also just use regular vim sometimes

Tools aren't teams

He said, rooting for a tool.
It was a joke my friend
> enlightenment is a path to be walked not a destination

There is no path without an end.