In reply to Laura Brown.

I've actually just done the same thing, Laura!

I'm beginning to wonder if it's all just a joke. After all, why would anyone think it's a good thing to hide all the functionality? I can't think of any other software I've used that does that.

If the Gutenberg developers have genuinely arrived at this hide-the-ball concept after all the user feedback they've had, then either they aren't very good at listening or else they've been asking the wrong questions.