> Markdown without formatting isn't usually the nicest to read imo

Or to write! I use a bunch of features of markdown rarely enough that I can't remember the format for them half the time, and so I'm always looking at markdown references/cheatsheets. Add to that all the variations and incompatibilities between markdown versions and I'd much rather just use a wysiwyg word processor with nice keyboard shortcuts and a toolbar, and save in markdown format if I need to.