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No one can exit vim. It's simply not possible.
There are even legends that the devil himself was onced tricked into opening vim and is stuck there since.
That explains the many vim enthusiasts that don't want any other editor. They simply can't exit the vim instance they once accidentally opened...
The Eagles called it Hotel California.
"We are all just prisoners here of our own device"
So true, so true.
Stockholm Editor
Vimmer here, this one's right: I've been stuck since 2003.
You just reboot. Right?
"... and that's why I need you to take the power plant offline."
For those who don't live in the US and have an electical grid with more than one power plant.