Vim feels very natural when you grok it. > Now, why exactly would I want to go into edit mode to type 4dd to delete 4 lines instead of select and delete. Beca

Vim feels very natural when you grok it. > Now, why exactly would I want to go into edit mode to type 4dd to delete 4 lines instead of select and delete. Because it's faster and more flexible. > The way I view text is visual. Vim allows you to select text easily. For example V4j will select this and the 4 lines below, vi{ will select all lines between curly brackets and vt( will select characters from this up to the character before (. > Copying and pasting text is a nightmare. Copying and pasting text is a bliss. > It's impossible to design a less intuitive text-editor. The learning curve is steep for sure, but with a little bit of effort you will edit text in a more convenient, flexible and faster way than before.