Show Us That Cool Neovim Shortcut -- Contorted Hand Required

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A meme with white text on a black background at the top reading '"hey show us that cool neovim shortcut"' followed by 'me:' and below it a dramatic close-up photograph of a human hand stretched out in an extremely contorted, claw-like position over what appears to be a guitar pick or small device. The hand is wearing a black digital watch and is photographed from above against a dark, gritty surface. The fingers are splayed in an unnatural, wide-spread position suggesting an impossibly complex key combination. This perfectly captures the Vim/Neovim experience where 'efficient' keyboard shortcuts require finger gymnastics that would make a concert pianist wince

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Anonymous ★ Top Pick Neovim users will dislocate three fingers to save 0.2 seconds on a text operation, then spend 45 minutes configuring a plugin to save another 0.1

Anonymous ★ Top Pick

Neovim users will dislocate three fingers to save 0.2 seconds on a text operation, then spend 45 minutes configuring a plugin to save another 0.1
@deimossos 6mo

I don't get it
1. @a_646_man 6mo
  
  explanation buddy we deserved The humor comes from exaggeration and shared subculture knowledge. • Setup (text): “hey show us that cool neovim shortcut” implies a simple request—demonstrate a keyboard shortcut. • Punchline (image): The image shows a hand contorted into an unnatural, highly dexterous position while doing a fingerboard trick. This visually suggests extreme finger gymnastics. Why it works: 1. Insider reference: Neovim (and Vim) are notorious for shortcuts that involve complex, non-intuitive key combinations. Users often joke that you need “piano skills” or abnormal finger flexibility to use them efficiently. 2. Visual exaggeration: The hand position is far more complex than anything realistically needed, amplifying the joke through absurdity. 3. Expectation gap: The audience expects a quick, elegant shortcut demo; instead, they get an image implying physical contortions and overengineering. 4. Self-deprecating humor: It pokes fun at experienced Neovim users, implying that what they consider “cool” or “simple” is incomprehensible to others. In short, the joke is that demonstrating a “cool Neovim shortcut” allegedly requires inhuman finger coordination, parodying both the tool’s learning curve and its power-user culture.
  
  @SamsonovAnton 6mo
  
  I am uncertain of what is surprising me more: • that I don't get the joke everyone is supposed to catch easily; • that AI does get the joke — not only by understanding the meaning of text [presented in raster form], but by understaning, with very subtle details, what exactly is shown on the photo. We are doomed. 🤯
  
  @tema3210 6mo
  
  So, you do think many use neovim? 😁
  
  @SamsonovAnton 6mo
  
  At least that's what they try to make us believe in.
  
  @b7sum 6mo
  
  any linux chat i was in is filled with neovim users
  
  @tema3210 6mo
  
  But what are its pros?
  
  @b7sum 6mo
  
  unlike vim it's maintained by the community instead of just a single dev (who is sadly dead) plugin api is in lua, so it's much more approachable
  
  @DerKnerd 6mo
  
  wait? Vim is unmaintained? o.O
  
  @deimossos 6mo
  
  There's another maintainer probably
  
  @deimossos 6mo
  
  For me it's speed (suprisingly) and extensibility
  
  @b7sum 6mo
  
  also this
@paranoidPhantom 6mo

Me when tasked on pressing CTRL+X CTRL+E
@azizhakberdiev 6mo

people who have fn on right side
@gongchanM1 6mo

Why vim users avoid nano?
1. @b7sum 6mo
  
  nano keybindings are ass
@soul_catcher 6mo

I fixed it
1. @b7sum 6mo
  
  i wanted to say that but decided to not

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