I'm not convinced it can be done right, because alphabets are inherently superior to ideograms. Making a small set of symbols capable of representing language i

I'm not convinced it can be done right, because alphabets are inherently superior to ideograms. Making a small set of symbols capable of representing language is one of humanity's greatest inventions. It's good to have an editor (like vi, following TECO) that takes advantage of the fact that this set of symbols is literally at the user's fingertips.