Q:

Unknowingly Editing an Edited Post

It is very annoying for me when I am editing a question or answer, click "Save Edits", and get the message telling me that the post had already been edited while I was in the middle of doing my edits. I sometimes spend a couple of minutes writing my edits, since I don't generally like making small 5-second edits such as formatting, and so it is frustrating seeing that work go to waste when I suddenly discover that I cannot submit my edits.
It seems to me like it is somewhat difficult to actually make good, meaningful edits because if you take too long to make your edit, someone will beat you to it and you will not be able to submit yours.
Is there a solution to this problem? Am I just doing it wrong?
What do others think about this?
(By the way, I have less than 2k rep. I don't know if this matters.)
Edit: I just found another meta question, Proper Etiquette for Editing a Post that was Already Edited, but the premise in that question is that the asker does recieve popups stating that edits have been made by other users. However, I do not recieve any of those popups. My edits are just declined when I submit them.

A:

Is there a solution to this problem?

Not currently (unless you have a suggestion) besides deal with it

Am I just doing it wrong?

Nope

What do others think about this?

It sucks when you spend time on an edit and someone edits it quicker with an inferior edit. Then you have to look at their edit and fix what they missed or edited inappropriately.

(By the way, I have less than 2k rep. I don't know if this matters.)

The only thing that matters here is that your edits go into a queue for approval. Once you get to 2k then you can unilaterlly make those edits.
One last note:

I don't generally like making small 5-second edits such as formatting

Kudos to you for that! Keep it up!

