I agree the new version totally sucks. I have been a user since 2005 and paid customer for over 10 years. It's outrageous they would even consider foisting this stripped, basic junk on their customers. The tree analogy above is excellent. 😠
There's a very good thread on this forum and Reddit that lists alternatives to try. If you are unhappy with this forced downgrade, I suggest looking at all the different options out there. There's a lot. For me, Nimbus Notes and Standard Notes are what I will probably be moving to. Nimbus has a sweet deal on Appsumo right now that I took advantage of. Both of these encrypt all your data even at rest. I think confidentiality is important.