> As a regular vim user, only sometimes do I actually press i to insert
This is important and the same thing I came to post. I'm not by any means a power user, but even for me, just having i as the way to get into insert mode pretty much defeats the purpose of not having to use the keyboard, because you still need the keyboard to get the cursor where you want it.
The concept of a pedal system is cool, it would be nice to think about how it could be made more comprehensive to handle a bigger subset of mode changes.
I'd argue that the electric cars are there today, it's the infrastructure that's lacking. If every gas station had a few EV chargers it would make all the difference. In the US yout rarely more than 50-100 miles from a gas station.
To be happy, you must define something as a source of happiness. Smart people might be more nuanced or finnicky about actually making such a determination.
It would be similar to governance for crypto's. Take the lessons of the open source community, apply them too legal code. Take the successes up crypto governances, and apply them to political seats. I can tell your frustration and skepticism means it must be a good idea! I feel quite good about putting seats in high offices in the hands of those who own the most of a digital token.
