I can see how that could work depends on the setup and the context. For example: People might use `. to jump to the last edit, or to a mark they set manually. Or simply `ciq` to edit inside the next quote without any manual cursor movements. I see people use plugin like harpoon to jump to their favorite location quickly. If you don't know about such setup, seeing people type <leader>1 to jump not just within a file, but across files, seems magical.

>> single keystroke could move the cursor halfway across the file to exactly the right spot.

> sorry what is this? exaggeration?

It is indeed. I need two keystrokes to move from an arbitrary positions in an arbitrarily long file to the exact spot I need to be.

I use it all the time, in fact. Multiple times an hour. It's muscle memory now for me, while reading/navigating code, to automatically do `ma` or `mb` etc.

At some later point I realise "let me read the function definition again" and then I do `'a` or `'b`, etc.

This can happen if you hit * when cursor is on say a function name. it gets you to the next occurance of that word. very useful

Nope! "G" moves the cursor to the end of the file. Very useful. Inferior editors have ctrl-end or alt-end, but with Vim, 90% of your lazy fingers stay on the home row!

Yes, it's exaggeration. Modal editing cannot read your mind.