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User chooses Emacs over Neovim citing ethical concerns

The user is documenting their decision to learn Emacs, driven by a desire to avoid Neovim due to its perceived association with racist content. They express an urgent need to become proficient in an editor, acknowledging that a slower, more engaged approach is necessary for progress. AI

RANK_REASON User's personal opinion and choice of text editor, not a significant industry event.

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User chooses Emacs over Neovim citing ethical concerns

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Using # AI falls into the first category, generally. -- I'm posting this though as a reminder to myself because I'm trying to learn # Emacs because I don't want

    Using # AI falls into the first category, generally. -- I'm posting this though as a reminder to myself because I'm trying to learn # Emacs because I don't want to use # neovim because its leads are happy to promote racists. To me, it's a problem I want solved in a rush: I've mad…