I love emacs because it's fully programmable. This flexibility comes at a cost though, i.e. the time invested making the environment mine; exactly how I want it

I love emacs because it's fully programmable. This flexibility comes at a cost though, i.e. the time invested making the environment mine; exactly how I want it to be. It's like a sandbox for text based work on a computer. Not everyone is willing to invest this time and therefore IMO it won't be a very popular environment for most users. I don't blame them, everyone's needs and priorities in life are different.