There are UX benefits of `rg` (or whatever alternatives) over `grep`. e.g. ignoring the .git directory by default. - Plenty of these things _can_ be done with g

There are UX benefits of `rg` (or whatever alternatives) over `grep`. e.g. ignoring the .git directory by default. - Plenty of these things _can_ be done with grep, but the newer tools offer the benefits out of the box. Generally, the UX improvements involve better colouring and a more intuitive set of arguments. "installed on every unix-like distro" is an advantage if you're frequently jumping into environments without these tools installed. In that context, it's worth learning the defaults of these tools. - But in many jobs you're able to work on the same computer, and benefit from e.g. customising dotfiles, using whichever tools you want.