Now that you've gotten the ritual disclaimers out of the way, though, Emacs time investment pays off big time. Survivorship bias, sure, but you certainly don't

Now that you've gotten the ritual disclaimers out of the way, though, Emacs time investment pays off big time. Survivorship bias, sure, but you certainly don't need to go full Colonel Kurtz into the Emacs rabbit-hole like Bohzidar, before you can reap benefits- it really is a gift that keeps on giving.