Nah man, you're not enlightened. He's not saying don't build a new editor, just that you had better think long and hard before you decide to foist another learning curve on the world, and act like you're doing it a favor.
Nobody foists a text editor on anybody, they live or die on their merits as a text editor. And besides, where would the world be know without people trying to make things better? The master's wisdom is weak in this case! I strike him on the side of his head! Slap!
Also, https://xkcd.com/927/