I think it's misguided to think of Emacs having moved away from the TUI paradigm at all. I have lived in Emacs for two years and have never even considered scrolling with my mouse. My hand never touches the mouse.

As I move through the document, I already have the location of the cursor origin saved in a register and can jump there, or any of several other locations with a single keypress.

I've always considered the mouse & menu system to be an emergency backup for beginners who have hit a wall. They will probably never be first class citizens.

What editor do you use?