An “Elevator Pitch” for Emacs: Commentary Edition

The following is a contribution to the Emacs Carnival , specifically topic set of August, 2025: “ Your Elevator Pitch for Emacs ”. I have to be honest that I don’t like participating in these kinds of trends, but the idea of having a shared writing prompt is interesting so I’d like to contribute my take on how I “sell” Emacs. For the quick and short “elevator pitch”, I will translate/paraphrase a…