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2) you do the same in Helix in its visual mode, so no waste. But also it's not needless, precision is the need, instant visual feedback is what serves it, showing you the target of your actions

1) have you tried it long enough (might stop bothering)? Also, maybe it could be improved by highlighting after some delay so on move you only get a highlight when you stop, not for each individual word you jump over

F/t is also a lot less precise with multiple cursors since you don't have a single unique mark, so you'd need to get there gradually (and you wouldn't count, it's also a waste with small numbers, pressing a "word forward" key 3 times is more ergonomic), and that's where seeing is better than imagining