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People that use Neovim really like Neovim | More than any other code editor, people using it want to keep using it | 2024 Stacked Overflow Developer Survey
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Based on answers to the following question:
Which development environments did you use regularly over the past year, and which do you want to work with over the next year? Please check all that apply.
Neovim is the most admired code editor in the 2024 Stacked Overflow Developer Survey
Source: https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology#admired-and-desired-new-collab-tools-desire-admire
This presumes vim itself isn't already a cult. In fact... I don't think you're pure of thought enough yet. Go write a new statusline and don't get back to me until you're fully satisfied with it