> It is hard to overcome the fact that vi clones have been around for a bazillion years, will almost certainly outlive all of us, and will always be in every repo.
Vi's ubiquity & longevity are good reasons to learn vi as at least a backup.
But, I don't think it'd be worth limiting yourself to plugin-less, unimproved vi just because there are some circumstances you won't be able to use your personalised setup. -- Since you'll be using your own configuration 99% of the time, I don't see the above as all that relevant for using something like kakoune.
Vi's ubiquity & longevity are good reasons to learn vi as at least a backup.
But, I don't think it'd be worth limiting yourself to plugin-less, unimproved vi just because there are some circumstances you won't be able to use your personalised setup. -- Since you'll be using your own configuration 99% of the time, I don't see the above as all that relevant for using something like kakoune.