Protesilaos in this piece https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2019-08-11-why-emacs-switch/ https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2019-08-11-why-emacs-switch/ has the foll

Protesilaos in this piece https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2019-08-11-why-emacs-switch/ https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2019-08-11-why-emacs-switch/ has the following closing paragraphs: "The gist is that you should be learning by doing. It takes patience and dedication. Study and reuse other people’s code, but do not blindly copy-paste things: patterns of behaviour you do not understand will quickly accumulate, resulting in a potentially fragmented, frustrating experience. The key is to not expect instant gratification. I know, this is how most of the world works these days. Thankfully, Emacs runs contrary to the zeitgeist: it caters to the user who cares deeply about the quality and functionality of their tools." From my reading of the computer history books, it seems like there was a time when this sort of dedication to taking things slow and investing time into your tools and moving steadily towards mastery of all aspects of your craft were seen as de rigueur, part of the game. Moments like this, you want to imagine that some people will turn back to that. I guess when the next big thing comes along with the hype and marketing and "ease-of-use", we'll be off on the same cycle again, though.