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dbalateroyesterday at 5:46 PM1 replyview on HN

> The feeling of true Vim fluency—one where every keystroke is exact, I never make mistakes, and I’m exploiting every obscure feature—is a fantasy, at least for me.

Perfection is not particularly attainable, or necessarily the point. Nor would it be that fun, I think? It's nice to have some aspect to improve upon. See this Casals quote:

> A reporter asked Casals, "You are 95 and the greatest cellist that ever lived. Why do you still practice six hours a day?" He answered, "Because I think I'm making progress".


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bee_rideryesterday at 6:22 PM

Although, also, perfection probably doesn’t come from adding options either.

I can use hjkl y and d perfectly! :set rnu and I can even throw some numbers in there!

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