There's definitely a steeper learning curve to modal editor, that's for sure. And vim is pretty bad at communicating what state it's on, especially with the def

There's definitely a steeper learning curve to modal editor, that's for sure. And vim is pretty bad at communicating what state it's on, especially with the default config. But my point is not so much about modality (I used emacs for a very long time before switching to vim) it's more that the parent seems to really like this kakoune editor, so why wouldn't he just use it full time instead of switching constantly?