I used v1 for my current site , and have been planning on revamping or redoing everything with v2 eventually. I loved how little I had to meddle with things to get something up and working that was solid.
I ended up with my dream workflow for writing and publishing content:
Ok I cheated a little. There is a Build step, git commit, etc. But it's about as streamline as humanly possible.
That said, to really dig into things deeper, you do need several layers of tech know-how (JS, React, GraphQL, etc.). I don't think that's a negative though really.
I would recommend AT LEAST giving it a test run.