And they're the same for every buffer, for the most part. And for bash. And Mozilla. And every readline() program in existence.

Speaking of which, an emacs user griping about learning keys is like a fish griping about water, isn't it?
Similar number of keys (and fewer in many instances), function for function, as vi. Without the modality.

I run screen for virtually all of my remote access sessions.
Heh. I just never disconnect. ;-)