That would be a problem if vim was installed front and centre on everybody’s computer and they were all expected to use it. That is not the case. You choose to

That would be a problem if vim was installed front and centre on everybody’s computer and they were all expected to use it. That is not the case. You choose to use it, so you either accept, or better yet, embrace that y=copy, or you choose to use something else. Trying to objectively describe vim as a problem by invoking UX research is very funny. The end result of that logic is to rule out modal editors altogether.