This is a choice as well. Some people like editing configuration files, while others prefer a gui.
The big desktop environments like gnome or kde of course offer changing themes and wallpapers in a gui.
I wished we would just tax the environment destroying vehicles to subsidize these velomobils.
Another idea would be to include them in car-sharing offerings. I don't need to own one, but I would love to rent it once in a while.
Org-mode in Emacs is the best though. That is why i use Emacs with Evil.