All of these points are wrong, or at least debatable. Emacs is not slow, or unergonomic, and certainly not hard to change.

What elitism are you talking about? Is math or string theory elitist? If I find them frustrating (because of learning curve) or intimidating (because of unfamiliar concepts) or if I'm annoyed at enthusiastic evangelism (darn you Gauss), is it me at fault or those "elitist" mathematicians? And Emacs is not even comparable to math - it is far easier to get into and to master.

When people gripe about vim or emacs using broad generalizations, lacking details, you can almost sense their own insecurities and feel compelled to apologize for that one time when someone condescendingly argued with them.