It's more like people are simply refusing to learn it because they think VSCode is somehow good enough.

To some vscode probably is good enough and that is OK. I don't see why this would be an issue.

This is an issue become the some don't know better.

Or they simply think or know that vscode does what it needs to, for them to get the job done. In the end the best tool is the one you can be productive in. No need for gatekkeeping about something as trivial as ones preferred editor or IDE.

I usually avoid the comments on any Vim-related post because it's inevitably the same, strong opinions from people who think Vim is just the motions.