Emacs is about enlightenment; enlightenment is a path to be walked not a destination; it is a journey you must choose.
Along the way, you might accidentally edit text files. That's not the point.
Anyway, makes sense to me why it's not default included.
And that's why I'm on team Vim. I rather not use a tool that needs/uses cult-like slogans to convince people to keep them hooked. I want the usefulness to be the reason, not some kind of belief system.
Nobody is 'hooked' on Emacs because of slogans. A person uses Emacs because they like it.
:q!
I use a vim implemented in Emacs Lisp -- evil-mode -- so I can have access to the rest of the usefulness of Emacs while also having everything model editing has to offer
The GP is joking, but I'll happily use a vim in Emacs while the reverse is impossible, and you can figure out what that means for your belief system
I also just use regular vim sometimes
Tools aren't teams
There is no path without an end.