Thank you everyone for the _really_ helpful responses!
It is immediately apparent to me that my interaction with vim has been heavily informed and limited by my preconceptions and previous text editing experiences.
Time to start engaging with vim as its own entity, with its own conventions and idiosyncrasies.
It is immediately apparent to me that my interaction with vim has been heavily informed and limited by my preconceptions and previous text editing experiences.
Time to start engaging with vim as its own entity, with its own conventions and idiosyncrasies.
EDIT: Formatting