Comments by "HalfSourLizard" (@halfsourlizard9319) on "The Absolute Basics of Vim (It's Not THAT Hard!)" video.

  1. This is the way. Be warned: After you learn Vim, it will be truly painful to watch non-Vimmers flailing around trying to move their cursor by pressing the arrow key 47 times to do what `f(` would have done ... or ... worse ... using the mouse.
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  2.  @smoteytothemax  And, you replied with (inaccurate) claims about Emacs ... why, then?
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  3.  @RiPStF  Pretty much ... And we have a tendency to install Vim keys for everything (readline, Vimium ff, etc.) ...
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  4.  @smoteytothemax  Hard disagree -- they're clunkier (since Emacs isn't modal) and they're far less compositional (e.g., yank the next 5 words, paste a line 4 times, select up to and including the next 'f').
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  5.  @smoteytothemax  Wow, great counter-argument. Also: I'm not a 'guy'.
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  6.  @smoteytothemax  Cheers for contributing absolutely nothing of value.
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  7.  @smoteytothemax  Also: Rational discussion where people provide receipts for their claims != fight ...
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  8. I had a similar experience years ago ... It's slightly magical watching someone actually using Vim (in the sense of: it's unclear what they're doing, but edits are happening), but learning Vim is nothing short of life-changing.
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  9.  @smoteytothemax Oh, also, good luck doing things like 5,12t0 in vanilla Emacs ;P
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