You don't suck. Vim was built for a time when your TTY might take seconds to update. For example, a shell prompt over a modem. In those circumstances the number

You don't suck. Vim was built for a time when your TTY might take seconds to update. For example, a shell prompt over a modem. In those circumstances the number motions become more precise and less frustrating with such input lag. The other motions have similar commands and you chain them together, which again saves frustration with a painfully slow prompt. These days things are (usually) fast enough you don't have to worry about exactness, but it's right there when you are experiencing a bad connection.