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.
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'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?
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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.
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.