I see Blender as the GIMP of 3D, I've used many different 3D programs and blender just sucks all the fun out because I feel like I'm fighting with the UI instea

I see Blender as the GIMP of 3D, I've used many different 3D programs and blender just sucks all the fun out because I feel like I'm fighting with the UI instead of doing what I want to do. People keep saying the UI is better but every time I download the latest version it makes me appreciate 3DS max very much. If I was to go back to making indie games or indie music videos I would rather pay autodesk $50 a month for a hobby/indie license than get grey hairs from using Blender. I would love to not give that money to autodesk and use blender instead but the UI pain threshold is still too high for me to bypass. I really hope progress continues and maybe in 5 years things will actually be better.