> Right, just like w/b are "close enough" outside the home row completely Yes, they are close enough, and w/b are executed often. > How does it make the defau

> Right, just like w/b are "close enough" outside the home row completely Yes, they are close enough, and w/b are executed often. > How does it make the defaults good to support your faulty conclusion that you need to learn them first? You need to at least study them because assuming a priori that they are either good or "universally bad" is a faulty conclusion - and some stuff doesn't become obvious until you use them for some time. When you start learning VIM, you will be faster with arrow keys, because you are used to them from other programs. When you get enough muscle memory, you may discover that there is some value in having somewhere near where your fingers rest on the keyboard - or maybe you will still find that you are faster with arrow keys - whatever the conclusion, it can not be made objectively before you have enough proficiency with both.