[Zope] CMF, like it? hate it? why? other options?

Is CMF worth investing the wicked steep learning curve. I really am banging my head against the wall with it. Mainly in terms of how to make it look like and feel like a normal website and not one that members need to know what folder an article is published in. It's all very confusing to me, but I se the benefits. What's your opinions? Jacob Singh P.S. For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about: http://cmf.zope.org