I want to pick up a text editor to learn.

Should I learn Vim or Emacs?

Note: I don't want there to be a war between the 2 sides. I simply want your opinion on what you think should be a good start for a college CS student like me.

I would say emacs

I would say vim.

I would say VSCode

Dammit guys

I would say both, emacs plus evil mode.

Vim is the best text editor and emacs a pretty neat text editing oriented os.

Emacs and bash like to be together, also if you get familiar with those but not necessarily need big bulky editor, you will find nano really easy, since key layout is similar and interface very minimal.
Also those work well with 'screen' if you have console only environment, I at least find it usefull AF.

Those are part of GNU toolbox and are really neatly crafted to be as easy and compatible with each other as possible, without loosing functionality.

But if it's easier to you to remember shortcuts like 'wq' instead of ctrl-s(save),ctrl-c + ctrl-x(context->exit) then do vim, but more advanced shortcuts look like random character strings.

I am c++ developer and I can't see myself working with vim.

Vim!

Just wondering, does anybody know of a video showing off someone actually working with vim or emacs?

Most videos about them show you what they can do in general, but I have yet to see someone with a lot experience actually using those tools, showing off the real workflow.