[kleiba]

As is org-mode. I think Markdown is one of those VHS vs Betamax kind of situations where it was just lucky to get the traction that its competitors didn't.

[tetris11]

Org-mode failed with hyperlinks and images:

    [[https://123.com][Description]]

is way more cumbersome than Markdown's:

    [Description](https://123.com)

[kleiba]

I find the use of a single type of bracket to be less cumbersome than Markdown's variant. The two extra characters don't bother me.

[tetris11]

I think my main hangup is that the thing I wish to markup is preceded by the link, instead of succeeded by it

[fhars]

That is a bad analogy, as VHS won through pure technological superiority (it was able to record a standard length TV program without you having to sit in front of the device to switch the cassette in the middle).