Emacs is awesome, and I totally love it. I've used it for more than 20 years. But, it's too complicated even for most programmers, and it's way too complicated for the majority of non-programmers. I can't handle maintaining my .emacs file anymore, and for me sublime is easier to use, even if it is less "powerful".

As much as I still love emacs, it's not a reason to be discouraged. I might even suggest it's a reason to be encouraged. I would absolutely love to see something that actually competes with emacs on functionality and generality, while also being modern and usable, and without having to be a programmer.