[DoubleFree]

I would substantially nuance most of what you say. I really like vim and use it almost exclusively, but it is not necessarily the "only" way, or even necessarily the "best" way to do things. If the vim grammar clicks for you, great, by all means use it. There are people for whom it doesn't click, and that's fine too. I do encourage everyone to try it for a bit.

I also would not say learning vim makes you a better programmer or a better writer. It makes inputting and changing text easier and faster, but that's not what programming or writing is about.

I agree that the vim grammar is nice, but the bigger thing that differentiates editing text in vim versus other editors is its modality. And it is the modality that allows it to have a grammar in the first place. And that grammar does break down in places, just look at every keybind starting with g.

So yes, try vim, because it is pretty great. But if it doesn't work for you, move on to something that does.