vim has it too, powerful indeed select the block use v or ^v and navigate with hjkl, do commands like c,d replace string in text selection -> v (or ^v) + hjkl

vim has it too, powerful indeed select the block use v or ^v and navigate with hjkl, do commands like c,d replace string in text selection -> v (or ^v) + hjkl + :s/old/new comment a block of code (5 lines) with # -> 0 + ^v + 5j + I + # + Esc + j as a plus, u don't need mouse ... fear the simplicity