Quote - Man, this thing makes Shade look like a child's toy.

Funny you should say that, but it was trying to get my head round Shade's way of doing things that made Blender actually make a lot more sense.  

It boils down to being able to understand the intended workflow, concepts, and terminology that are an inherent part of each app.
Like programming languages, after working with a few, it becomes easier to map fundemental things onto what's available.