The amount of time it takes to have 1 debate about the choice is more time than I'll spend in my entire life figuring out how all the specific "knobs" I'll ever touch work. It's just not a real problem.

Reaper has a standard UI for controlling plugins you can use instead of the VST UIs, other DAWs probably do too. It's an awful, lifeless sea of sliders and check boxes that hurts to look at, and instantly drains one of all creativity.

I've heard this POV before. Personally, I'm glad there's a DAW option with a no-frills approach to UI. I don't want a flashy or "inspiring" UI. Everything should be within arms' reach and do what it says on the tin. All the creativity happens in the audio domain. I prefer to use my ears.

Some people like Reason for instance, but I find that its UI innovations just get in my way.