Yes, Emacs for average Joe is a non starter. Which is why I mentioned anyone serious about note taking. Most average joes are not really serious about maintaini

Yes, Emacs for average Joe is a non starter. Which is why I mentioned anyone serious about note taking. Most average joes are not really serious about maintaining, organizing and retrieving information. Anybody who is, OTOH, eventually builds up a monstrosity. Its like putting floors on a tent and one day waking up to Empire State. Now the very foundation that allowed quick start starts limiting your construction and daily use. Emacs is exact opposite of that. It is only useful if you are already aware of complex requirements of your note taking flow, and allows to mould itself to suit them. One more factor hindering Emacs adaptability is its very unique nature. There nothing else like it out there, nobody encounters it before they explicitly start off on it with clear intent.