much like saying that linux has a steep learning curve
Most people do say that. What programmers cannot grasp is progress is about giving people what they want, not what is rationally best. Most scientists want to knock out a paper or presentation, and make it home on time for dinner.
im curious which transferable skills you think Jupyter has
> Emacs is such a fundamentally different paradigm from all other IT tools/editors
its not. you use a mouse and click where you want your pointer to go. you use a keyboard to type
> steep learning curve
this is very much like saying that linux has a steep learning curve and you refuse to touch ubuntu because you are scared to blow up your computer