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It's small things.
Example: If I have 4 terminal windows open, I don't see them as separate open windows in my task area, it's just a glowing terminal icon on the left hand side with four little highlights.
So if I want to switch from term window 1 to term window 3, I cannot do so instantly. I instead have to animate the display to show all of the windows beside each other and then choose the one I want.
Things like that. Small annoyances which get in the way of productivity as you fumble about trying to do something simple and that was second nature.
Unity is a result of Ubuntu pushing towards tablets and touch based interfaces, but the majority of computers are still mouse/trackpad based and the interface has actually reduced usability somewhat for the majority of users. Eventually, when everything is touchscreen, perhaps history will say Ubuntu were right. But right now, it's really jarring and has annoyed a lot of the userbase (in part because it was pushed on to the community).
Mint is a balance between the old way of working, whilst keeping some of the newer features (which aren't all bad).
So Mint is a fine halfway point. No loss in productivity or "death by a thousand paper cuts", but still an eye on the future.