TBH for something that you probably use daily for your day job, $70 is not a lot at all.
And last time I tried, working with large files was a pita on vscode.
I'm not the op, but for me, it's not really worth $70. I use visual studio daily, and just use another editor for odd things - editing a value in a config file etc. 70 bucks is too much for yhatcfor me. Atom/vs code have way too much of a start up time for a quick one file edit, so I use notepad++
Some people don't even pay for the Windows licence, so imagine paying for an editor.
Well, you may feel that way, but you are contradicting a direct value statement. The OP stated unequivocally that 70$ was not worth it to them - that's not really for any of us to decide, we can only disagree that it's a lot of money for us.
Well, let's hope people don't pay for your/our products with the same reasoning in mind, that $70 for a professional tool they will use 10 hours a day throughout the year is "a lot".
It is a "LOT" compared to "free" products. Defining a "LOT" in software is really tricky but I really agree with the part about a tool you use quiet a lot :-)
It's not as if they are forcing you to pay for it.