So the aspect I'm worried about, and which is stopping me from giving it a try, is the long-term development. What's going to happen once the AI bubble bursts? What if they want to increase their profits further? Would they move previously available core features over into the subscription? With the application being free, they could easily argue that users never purchased a proper lifetime license making the same promises as with V1 and V2, so it's only fair they're at Canva's mercy.
There are more Ghost servers than Mastodon servers on fedi. Following Mastodon logic, saying "Ghost Network" is now preferred over "Mastodon Network." Same goes for "Ghost and the fediverse" instead of "Mastodon and the fediverse." Always remember that you're just the secondary characters to the main player on here: Ghost.