[steveklabnik]

> I've never experienced any other software which has such a powerful mental model.

I hate to be that guy, but you should spend some time with jj. I thought the same, but jj takes this model, refines it, and gives you more power with fewer primitives. If you feel this way about git, but give it an honest try, I feel like you'd appreciate it.

Or maybe not. Different people are different :)