"I think the underlying reason is that everything in Emacs, and especially Spacemacs, is a hack"
Correct. One of the reasons I don't go the Emacs/Spacemacs way
Correct. One of the reasons I don't go the Emacs/Spacemacs way
Yes, Spacemacs is a pile of hacks on top of emacs which is a pile of hacks on top of elisp which is a pile of hacks on top of a terminal emulator which is...
Does it matter if they're hacks? Or does it matter that they're good hacks?
Not to mention the political issues w/ Emacs