Title: Some future ….
Last modified: June 18, 2021

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# Some future ….

 *  [mathyrious](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mathyrious/)
 * (@mathyrious)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/some-future/)
 * I am returning to WP after a few years’ absence and I had heard about the Gutenberg
   editor and some of the complaints but I had brushed them off as such comments
   accompany any change. So I dedicated some time to learning the editor and within
   a few hours I was completely underwhelmed. The fact that WordPress seems to want
   to force everyone into this monstrosity will likely be its undoing.
 * I grant that some change in the editor was necessary as web technology advances.
   However, the reason WP has been so successful is that _anyone_ from a novice 
   to a webmaster could produce a site to their liking with minimal effort. I had
   relatives with little technical background who wanted to “blog” and I pointed
   them to WP and they were up and blogging in no time. Those days, I am afraid,
   are over.
 * The fact that they shoved this down everyone’s throat is an indication of an 
   inferior product. I expect this heavy handed conduct from Microsoft or Google–
   not WP. This thing is more dysfunctional than Windows 8 (not as bad as MS Bob
   but the latter at least made you laugh at the absurdity of it all – this just
   makes you cry). Thankfully there are plugins available to turn off this piece
   of crap.
 * The worst thing is that I can easily see WP dying because of this user-undfriendly
   interface. Blogging is already on the ropes due to social media. WP seems hell
   bent on putting the final nails in the coffin.

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 *  [Walton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/walton/)
 * (@walton)
 * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/some-future/#post-14628102)
 * Yes, I am seriously considering moving my blog. If I don’t, it’s pure laziness
   and lack of time more than any will to continue with WordPress after Gutenberg.

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