Computer, Noun, Electronic device invented to test the limits of 
human 
patience.

In the earliest days of my Computer sci-fi perspective I questioned 
why I couldn't do more with my PC.  I upgraded my first, a Tandy 
1000-EX, to the full measure of 640K of RAM (Who would need more?) So 
why can't I do more than  one thing at a time?  Spoiler, the 286 could 
barely run Double-DOS functionally.  It wouldn't be until OS/2 came 
along that multiple 'windows' could dependably be run on the same PC.  
Then I stumbled onto Linux.  I was astounded to learn what 
multitasking could really be.

Important historical note: While my first real 'computing' was done 
via dial-up to the $College's VAX I am very much a Console _and_ GUI 
kinda guy.  An example is the modern graphical web browsers.  Purists  
may eschew then  in favor of text-based browsers, they do so as the
Ostrich, ignoring the resource of a developed technology.

Why do I have a passionate like/dislike of i3w?

i3w kicks my ass.  It demands my approach to it be as elegant as it 
is in its Minimalism.  i3w cuts through the pomp and circumstance 
that un-named DE's (Xfce, Gnome, KDE, et al) promote leaving me with just 
the essentials.  Note: Clearly seeing the Essentials of my computing 
process(es) helps me to focus more clearly on the work at hand and not 
the pretty windows decorations.

As I write this I am in i3w, a tmux pane using nano (text based 
editor) to create this file. I would characterize this as a normal use 
state for i3w.  As well, I have a i3w window open that contains 
Librewolf (gui web browser). I am afforded the resource of a 
console-centric Desktop Environment (DE) that accommodates GUI 
applications.

I <3 i3w ... even if it kicks my ass.