I think your case is an outlier - I think most people go the opposite direction specifically to escape issues with their wrists, but I suppose it is all very personal - depends on too many factors. Great thing is that Emacs is so flexible, it doesn't really care how you use your keyboard.
Yes I used the chorded emacs default keybinds for years but only got interested in modal editing as I became more wary of hurting my wrists. Even having switched Caps Lock and Control a decade ago, I still find it harder to do C-n than just `n` in god-mode.
