I like modal editing, but mostly because you have to use keybinds less (especially awful ones that combine control + shift + alt). Just moving your hands to th

I like modal editing, but mostly because you have to use keybinds less (especially awful ones that combine control + shift + alt). Just moving your hands to the arrow keys might be less efficient, but in my experience it has got nothing to do with RSI—you’re just moving your whole hand with your shoulders. That seems about as repetitive stress-inducing as going to fetch a cup of coffee. Of course when one plays the piano one has to move the hands by the shoulders a lot... the piano is not a stenography keyboard.