iLemming has an interesting post on Hacker News about why younger engineers don’t use Emacs and why they should. You may find the post a bit overwritten but I especially like the ending:
The specialized app user lives in rented apartments; the Emacs devotee walks through an ever-expanding mansion whose rooms rearrange themselves to their thoughts.
That’s a nice metaphor for the Emacs experience. Whatever you need it to be, Emacs will change itself to accommodate you. We usually talk about Emacs as being a clay that we can mold into whatever shape we desire but I like this description better.
Not everybody agrees. Over at the Emacs subreddit there’s a bit of pushback. That’s fine but some responses, like this one, just seem uninformed. You can tell that the commenter doesn’t really know what they’re talking about because they refer to Emacs as “eMacs”. It’s not a big thing but it’s a sure sign that the commenter isn’t really familiar with the subject matter.
All that aside, I really like the metaphor of Emacs being a mansion whose rooms rearrange themselves to suite your needs.