A new tool can certainly do things better. Emacs has many quirks, that are partly because of its age, and partly because it needs to remain compatible with its

A new tool can certainly do things better. Emacs has many quirks, that are partly because of its age, and partly because it needs to remain compatible with its extensive ecosystem. A new editor that, for example, prioritizes performance, while not sacrificing extensibility, and maybe does it in a more mainstream language, could always start small and eventually gain traction.