Waiting for the visual feedback to tell you where the cursor is, also takes some bandwidth. For example, vscode has this awesome syntax-aware expand-selection f

Waiting for the visual feedback to tell you where the cursor is, also takes some bandwidth. For example, vscode has this awesome syntax-aware expand-selection feature, but it requires you to repeat the command multiple times and check the results between each press. When applicable, ci{ is better because, despite requiring more mental bandwidth, you know exactly what the result will be.