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> Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2020 16:11:46 +0300
> From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
> 
> Going back to word processor is regression for me, not progress.

As someone who uses both word processors and Emacs almost every day,
and also gets to use (La)TeX quite frequently, I can only say that you
probably never got into using word processors enough to see their
advantages, if that is your opinion.