Ah man, I'm gutted I didn't "attend" this. Been an Emacs user more than 15 years and people like Sacha were there at the beginning for me and a huge reason why I got into Emacs back then. I feel so lucky to have got into it back then. I see colleagues struggling with their tools which they can't fix or even tweak, but I can't imagine any of them putting in the time now to learn Emacs. It's truly the editor of a lifetime.
Emacs is far from perfect. It's slow, lacks some of the bells and whistles of other editors, and can be downright frustrating to use at times.
But damnit, it's _mine_. It has allowed me to create the perfect editing and programming experience _for me_, and no other environment gives me that freedom and enjoyment. Vim and friends come close, and I continue to use it as my secondary editor (and couldn't function without vim-mode), but Emacs allows much deeper customization and Lisp is so elegant for this.
As editors come and go, it's comforting to know that Emacs will always be there for me. Warts and all. <3
