In reply to Sarah Gooding.

Yes, I read that post and I still don't understand the real reason for Gutenberg, even when it is "explained" by the man himself, other than "It is my deep belief that WordPress must evolve to improve and simplify its own user experience for first-time users."

So that's his "deep belief", but I wonder if asked -- which they weren't, as far as I know -- what would users want?

Not Gutenberg, I am sure, but, I would imagine, a front-end WYSIWYG editor, which Gutenberg most certainly is not.