To me, the article is exactly like the examples above. No, it's not. I have been a casual user of emacs, in the past. It did not seem like such a big deal to

To me, the article is exactly like the examples above. No, it's not. I have been a casual user of emacs, in the past. It did not seem like such a big deal to me: as a text editor it seemed better than average, but the arcane commands needed to get anything done seemed non-sensical. Then, reading an article like the one linked, I learned about org-mode. Which was the hook that got me into using emacs for 90% of my texting needs. Hammers do one thing, really well, but it's as if, after a lifetime of using a hammer to drive nails I talked to my neighbor and found out they have dozens of other uses.