Fair points, indeed. I find the priority given to encryption quite positive. I'm also keen on E2EE, in part because of how data protection regulation can change and because E2EE protects against bad actors. On principle, I'm in support of making E2EE the default whenever user data leaves the client.
On that note, I'm particularly interested in the extension of E2EE to include shared notes through Server/Cloud. I've found content in a few places that suggest shared notes are now covered by E2EE. But, I'm baffled that the announcement for 2.6 doesn't mention E2EE explicitly, only that collaboration on encrypted shared notes is now possible. To me, the text implies Shared Notes are now included in E2EE; but I'm open to the idea that I've misinterpreted what I read.