Not going to try to evangelize the vi(-clones) way to you, but I would encourage you to let go of what you think you know and just try it for a while. Think o

Not going to try to evangelize the vi(-clones) way to you, but I would encourage you to let go of what you think you know and just try it for a while. Think of the difference between vscode and vi as similar to the difference between a game controller vs mouse and keyboard. They are very different ways to do the same thing. Also, if you don't touch type (fingers on home row) it might not feel immediately better. For me, it made sense pretty quickly because it was clear the goal was to move as little as possible away from where my fingers rest. The other thing to note is that there is a depth to vim's feature set you will not find in most software, so when people rave, they may be raving about different parts you haven't discovered yet.