I abandoned Emacs for a couple of years and tried various "modern" tools (VS Code, Logseq, etc.). The "out of the box" experience never felt comfortable to me.

I abandoned Emacs for a couple of years and tried various "modern" tools (VS Code, Logseq, etc.). The "out of the box" experience never felt comfortable to me. Yes, Emacs can be a hassle to configure, but I can't help going back to it. I now use Emacs again with Meow mode, and my old configuration. I guess I'll use it for the decades to come...