In reply to Chip Bennett.

Geocities was a long time ago. I do not think we really risk turning Wordpress into Geocities. Sure there will be more ugly websites as it gets easier to design sites, but there will be plenty of people who choose to go with a professional so they can focus on whatever their actual business is.

At the end of the day Wordpress finds itself in a tight spot. Competing with newer sometimes more full featured platforms like Medium, Squarespace, and Wix. Plus having platforms out of their control growing on top of them like Elementor and other site builders.