I have to say I don't particularly see the wisdom of this (common) view. It's acceptable to people to use the standard Elisp, and Emacs itself, without digesti

I have to say I don't particularly see the wisdom of this (common) view. It's acceptable to people to use the standard Elisp, and Emacs itself, without digesting that code, but somehow using a canned config is bad. I find the choice of where to draw the dividing line somewhat arbitrary.