[HervalFreire]

Seems like programmers like the terminal aesthetic.

The only real improvement is speed at the cost of memorizing a new key stroke interface for every app. Every other aspect of terminal interfaces is a downgrade. The cost of memorization is also a huge burden

I feel there's got to be a better way that gets the best of both worlds.

[yesenadam]

Sounds good.. although this comes to mind: https://xkcd.com/927/ (How standards proliferate)

Even if you found a better way, the world might just end up with yet another set of keystrokes to memorize.