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This take fundamentally ignores the web-based aspects of this project, as well as its attention to a lower-common-denominator modern UX that works intuitively, without surprise, confusion or a barrier to entry.

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Eh the intuitiveness is useful for the first few hours. Almost all "modern" PKM systems are web-based.

The first few hours can determine if someone sticks with something or not. Emacs might best benefit the power user, but normal users need simple products too.

I don't care about that. If they can't learn a (non-"simple") system then they won't have a good knowledge base anyway.

I'm not sure how ability to learn Emacs and ability to construct a good knowledge base are more than weakly correlated.

I know dozens of people who use Emacs and dozens of people who have well-organized knowledge bases and while a few people have both that's about what I might expect based on random chance.

Some people might want to help their grandmother organize themselves better as they age, why do they need to learn a DSL and ecosystem instead of just downloading an intuitive app with modern UX sensibilities?

Is that offensive to you?

lol. no.

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