Yeah, this. And sure, with enough effort, I could "scratch my own itch" and fix whatever bothers me, but it is often not a trivial effort, and afterwards... it'

Yeah, this. And sure, with enough effort, I could "scratch my own itch" and fix whatever bothers me, but it is often not a trivial effort, and afterwards... it's still emacs, and whatever my fix was, I have to remember how it works forever to navigate other challenges that will come up. It is more pragmatic to simply find a tool that works for whatever I'm doing and call it a day.