Hi OSTexo.

@You : "...Blender has one of the worst UXs out there in the software world..."

I totally agree with you about UXs!

But, with that said, I think also that it has got plenty of lead in its pencil.
Just to name a few, many interesting plugins, its very powerful node editor, the overall quality of its Cycle engine, at least with the latest shaders
that the Blender's community is developing, its camera tracking capabilities...

And it's free.

I think that it must be looked at in greater depth.

See you.