I couldn't agree more. Emacs is a text-mode Lisp VM, whereas Vi is a modal editing UI. They are in different categories. Emacs has a great Vi implementation, S

I couldn't agree more. Emacs is a text-mode Lisp VM, whereas Vi is a modal editing UI. They are in different categories. Emacs has a great Vi implementation, Spacemacs. Neovim is also a good Vi implementation. Vim, I think, is a bit outdated. For example, VimL scripting is full of quirks.