Why is the WordPress Gutenberg Editor still constipated?

For credibility purposes, I started this post in the Block editor, but I’m having regrets. Not only is the text appearing a minimum of ten seconds after I type — I’m having to stop trying after I backspace, to avoid further typos — but as I was typing the title, the text cursor decided to drop down and let me finish in a text block.

Definitely having lots of regrets.

How did I get here?

The one benefit I’ve found the Gutenberg Editor has is the ability to get certain image/text displays that you never could properly accomplish in the Classic Editor. Galleries look good-ish even if your theme doesn’t cater to them by default! It’s awesome! No plugin necessary!

But the Block editor is definitely still shit. I can’t even see what I’m typing, and I’m two sentences ahead. Or is it three by now? Literally. I have no idea.

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That’s enough of that.

But wait! Why is it even more constipated when you switch to HTML or back to the Classic Editor?

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<p>For credibility purposes, I started this post in the Block editor, but I'm having regrets. Not only is the text appearing a minimum of ten seconds after I type -- I'm having to stop trying after I backspace, to avoid further typos -- but as I was typing the title, the text cursor decided to drop down and let me finish in a text block.</p>
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<figcaption>I tried backspacing at the time, but it went back to the title heading. Genuinely concerned.</figcaption>
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?? Is all of that even necessary?

Despite the Gutenberg Editor being the default WordPress editor for over three years now — the supposed crème de la crème, Matt Mullenweg’s ableist cream-of-the-crop feature to dominate Squarespace competition — it is still but a human with irritable bowel syndrome sitting on a toilet and releasing the inefficient bare minimum.

Not even Fiber One Bars can help.