That's pure demagoguery. As is, really, the rest of your response.
> Two afternoons learning CodeMod would provide a lifetime of infinite capabilities
That's not the answer to the question. So, you've learned CodeMod scripts . How much timeyou will then have to spend to replicate 5% of IntelliJ's refactoring capabilities? And while you're struggling to replicate that, how many capabilities you're missing out on?