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I can't speak for others, but for me it comes down to work flow, vim is always 2 keystrokes away and starts instantly, and sane configuration defaults (my definition of sanity anyway..) it is available on all hosts I frequent and behaves predictably without having to sync extensive configurations.

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I once tried Vim with the expectation that it would reduce keystroke count, but found that to be largely exagerated. As an example:

save in Vim:

  [esc] : w enter

3 or 4 keystrokes involving two hands.

save in emacs:

  C-x-s

one 3 fingered chord with the left hand.

And then I missed all the depth provided by emacs modes, perforce integration, org mode etc etc.

For me, emacs is also 2 keystrokes away and starts instantly (as long as the daemon is already running). Doom emacs has sane (good!) defaults.

My main valid gripe with emacs is the slow rendering engine.

I agree - whenever I'm on any remote host, I just use vim, but for local development, emacs + evil mode is my daily driver.

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