Matt sounds just as off the rails as WordPress. Keep fiddling. WordPress was better 10 years ago. One person could set it up, add content and have a working site. I was there, I made my own sites and fixed the odd glitch, myself solo, just me. Those days are long gone. Keep adding more clutter, more complicated balderdash... requiring more plugins, FSE that doesn't even make sense, and taking anything useful out of the core so it can be marketed. Good going. I changed from Movable Type to WP when it was new. I moved on from WP now and I won't be back. Its like watching Rome burn itself into the ground. It didn't need to happen.

This is my comment from Reddit - Continuing the trend: Matt Mullenweg Says “The Wheels Have Fallen Off” in Wide-Ranging WordPress Critique

Being a WordPress fan/ user/ seller forum, they might not leave it up very long. Most people in that forum are using WordPress to con people into thinking they can't put up and run their own site. They can't - with WordPress.

It's designed to break, to be over complicated, and make money for WordPress developers who can't develop anything outside of WordPress itself. There is a whole cosmos of WordPress professionals who will be out of a career if WordPress became as unpopular as it should be.

People who want a site up for themselves or a business do not know what a mess WordPress is versus almost any other CMS. If they knew how simple most other CMS's are, they would desert WP in masses over night. But, a lot of people are making a great deal of money selling WordPress. Predators and parasites - preying on people who think WordPress is the only answer and making their plugins and themes a necessity because WordPress can't even work with anything simple and do-able any more.

That may be a bit harsh, but essentially its true. If you're in doubt, dump WordPress, pick another CMS and find out for yourself. You can make and run your own website, if you stop using WordPress.

WordPress can't even find the rails at this point. I began using WP when it was new, earliest versions. It was pretty easy once you got the hang of the basics. Now... What a damn mess. I use Chyrp Lite for my own site now. It's not fancy, uses markdown, and is so easy to use its almost silly.

I can still make my own basic site with HTML but I can not even figure out where to start with a theme for/in WP now. Themes and plugins used to be good and actually WORK. Imagine that! Now they all have their hands out (I don't blame them for trying to make a buck, but at least offer something that is worth having).

I'm helping a non-profit update their site. Its a mess of extra images, pages leftover from plugins. Plugins that no one knows why they are there. But, they do not want to change from using WP because that's what they have been told to use. "Everyone" uses WordPress. But they don't really. They hire people, they buy plugins and themes and then pray it somehow works. Its not working. The site looks misshapen and broken. The original theme is long outdated and does not work well with WP as it is now. Plugins are like a nest of tangled snakes, so twisted that its hard to get them to work. They are on top of each other.

I loathe content blocks. Why does anyone need to add more useless code to a website? Especially code that only works to make WP more complicated. Why does anyone need all that junk? Does it make your site faster, no way. Does it make your site easier to create or maintain, no. ClassicPress is a fork from before the content blocks. It works without having to understand this FSE quagmire. You can type in your content, save it and be done. In WordPress I spend more time dealing with content blocks that do a really great job of blocking me from posting anything. Super frustrating for no reason.

If the general public weren't so sold on WordPress being a must have, I'm sure they would find it drastically easier to use almost anything else. Blogger/ blogspot is all but mothballed but is far easier to use and get a site up in a few minutes. Most businesses/ people do not need a complicated site with features they can't really understand. Anyway, good for you Matt and WP. You created a bloated monster, over due for a big crash.

Might be an AI creation. Sad that you can't believe much of anything any more.

The following is cut and pasted from a Facebook post and comments. Sad to see the Planetarium go. I didn't know it had been vacant. I would have liked to visit once more before it was gone. I haven't been there since we went for a school trip. We moved out of Toronto, far enough that making a trip into the city was a bit of an event. Sorry Toronto McLaughlin Planetarium. How many are still left in the world?

I would have added the link to the post but Facebook links are out of control. It was 5 lines of code for one link. So, no thanks. The post came from a group, Canada is Amazing.

Toronto is saying goodbye to a piece of its space-age history. The iconic McLaughlin Planetarium, once a beloved attraction near Queen’s Park, is now being demolished after decades of sitting unused.

Opened in 1968, the planetarium welcomed over six million visitors and served as a gateway to the wonders of astronomy. It was originally gifted to the city through the Royal Ontario Museum and quickly became a hub for science education and discovery.

Over time, however, the building closed in the mid-1990s and remained vacant, slowly fading from the city’s vibrant landscape. Now, construction crews are on-site, marking the end of an era as Toronto continues to grow and evolve.

Here’s a quick look at its journey:

• Opened in 1968 as a public science and education center
• Attracted over 6 million visitors during its peak years
• Closed in the mid-1990s and remained unused for decades
• Currently being demolished as part of urban redevelopment

As the downtown core transforms, the loss of this historic landmark reflects both change and progress—while leaving behind memories of a place that once inspired curiosity about the universe.

For those unfamiliar with its history, it was donated by Colonel R.S. McLaughlin. Colonel Sam’s McLaughlin Carriage Company went onto to build cars, including the McLaughlin Buick, and later became part of General Motors. I’m sure Colonel Sam would be horrified at what has happened to his wonderful gift to the people of Ontario.

His estate, Parkwood, is still beautifully preserved in Oshawa.

I have heard about the lakes. I didn't know about the coastlines, but it makes sense along with being the second largest country with the most lakes in the world. I think I have read we have the most fresh water too, or fresh water lakes. As water becomes more important as a natural resource, Canada has a lot going for it. I hope we keep our water clean, unpolluted.

In movies about dire futures I never see Canada as a destination for people to escape/ run to. Of course, most of the apocalypse/ dire future movies and TV shows are based in the US and working with the theory that the US saves the world. The reality is likely to be very different.

Canada’s Endless Coasts

Canada has—by far—the longest coastline of any country in the world. Canada is a massive country by overall area in general, coming in second only to Russia in terms of square mileage (or square kilometers, as it were, in the Canadian measurement system). So it makes sense that Canada has a ton of coastline. And because Canada is made up of so many islands, both large and small, in its far northern territories, that amount of coastline rises nearly exponentially while counting all those shores.

The actual numbers are staggering. Canada has 151,000 miles (243,042 kilometers) of coastline. And the next closest countries on the list aren’t even in Canada’s league! That’d be Indonesia (33,554 miles or 54,000 kilometers of coastline), Russia (nearly 23,612 miles or 38,000 kilometers), the United States (just under 12,430 miles or 20,000 kilometers), and China (almost 9,325 miles or 15,000 kilometers). Canada wins!

Canada wins in another way, too: the most lakes in the world. As if saltwater and access to oceans and seas weren’t enough for the Canadians, they also have more freshwater within their nation’s boundaries than any other country on Earth.

In total, Canada has 879,800 lakes all throughout its land. Not only is that the most lakes on earth, it’s actually more lakes than all other countries in the world COMBINED! When you account for the entire globe, Canada holds more than 60% of the world’s 1.4 million lakes. Russia is second on the lake list—if you’re curious—but they are nowhere close to Canada.

ListVerse - Ten Strange but True Geography Facts

Human babies can produce “Witch’s Milk” shortly after their birth. It odd, but true, and not something to be alarmed about.

While a baby develops in the womb he/she is exposed to a lot of estrogen. Estrogen causes the Mother's breasts to swell and get ready to produce milk for the baby. The baby, being directly attached to its Mother, also has estrogen in its body. Sometimes this causes the baby's breasts to swell and after birth they can leak what looks like milk. Its just short term, gone in a couple of weeks as the estrogen leaves the baby.

Of course, in the Middle Ages, people did not understand how or why this happened. It seemed to them witches must cause this. Intending to use the milk as a particular treat for their familiars, demons, or anything else that looked a little suspicious. Some parents created baby sized rag dolls to sleep in the crib with the baby, hoping to trick the Witches.

Which makes me wonder... were these the first rag dolls? It seems possible.