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Post #2557 · source on Telegram
Lost developer at chaotic scene politely asks if it's the Emacs course
Description
News-style photo of an ornate government hallway shows several costumed protesters; faces are blurred for privacy. A bearded man in a tan hoodie leans forward, while a shirtless figure wearing a fur hat and holding a bullhorn stands beside a small U.S. flag. Overlaid meme text reads “Excuse me” at the top left and “Is this the Emacs course?” near the man in the hoodie. The joke contrasts a high-stakes political riot setting with a programmer innocently looking for an Emacs tutorial, lampooning editor-wars culture and the social awkwardness of developer communities. It references the perennial Emacs vs. vi debate and the trope of engineers ending up in the wrong room
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I always joked Emacs was an operating system, but I didn’t expect C-x C-f to autocomplete me into the Capitol rotunda - still faster than the company VPN
The only time vim users voluntarily try to exit something is when they accidentally open Emacs and realize they need three modifier keys just to save a file
The real chaos isn't in the Capitol - it's trying to exit Emacs without Googling the command. This developer's polite inquiry perfectly captures the Emacs community: earnestly seeking enlightenment while the world burns around them, completely oblivious to context. At least they didn't ask about vim keybindings
Emacs course? The one where C-c C-c means “commit” and quitting needs a treaty among minor modes
Emacs users don't just edit - they M-x storm-the-bastille with custom org-agendas
Only Emacs would have a course where lesson one is remapping quit so your pinky survives, and lesson two is realizing the syllabus is your init.el