Vim is a tool for editing text, and plugins exist to make manipulating text easier or make it easier to write code. I use vim over other editors because of its

Vim is a tool for editing text, and plugins exist to make manipulating text easier or make it easier to write code. I use vim over other editors because of its editing paradigms. I extend vim because I want to make my life easier. Emulation of vim in other editors is often fine to excellent, but it does make the ergonomics of using and extending the editor a little bit more complicated. Most Emacs modes need to have extensions specifically written for Evil so that things don't step on each others toes, vim's plugins are all written with that already in mind. It then becomes a matter of plugins not fighting with each other for keybindings, though that isn't really that much of an issue for me. Given this is how I use vim, it doesn't detract from the purpose of vim for me. I'm not entirely sure what you think the point of vim is? Do you use it as your primary editor and just choose to eschew plugins for the sake of stability or do you only use it for quick edits?