VIM from novice to professional by: Derek Wyatt 16 years ago
Look beyond your first impression. Don't worry about the so called douche-bags.
I am a light VIM user, but I do a lot of scripting on Windows for work. I spend a great deal of time working in consoles for wsf and ps1 files. Having an editor I can use "inline" with my workflow is priceless. I'm not a power user, my vimrc is all of 8 lines, but I can get in make an edit and get back out without losing step. Plus having one editor on all platforms means the things I _do_ manage to learn at work can also be used at home (on Fedora).
TL;DR Don't worry about a programs perceived user base. Measure it by what it can do for you.