P: Direct import from iCloud

Well, this is the right forum. Explain to the engineers what you think should happen, and how you think Lightroom Classic CC should be "more compatible" with iCloud.

Thank you.
I still think Adobe could make itself more compatible with iCloud. Or alternatively they could be more explicit with customers who are purchasing Lightroom.

I changed this topic from "Question" to "Idea" (feature request).

I don't believe it makes you an idiot. You just need to understand that in order to use Lightroom Classic CC your images need to be on a drive that is local to your computer. Images cannot be located on a cloud Drive. With Lightroom Classic CC it is possible to synchronize collections of smart previews with the cloud, but the master images must be accessible from a drive that is connected locally to the computer that is running Lightroom.

I currently store my photos in iCloud. I purchased Lightroom Classic CC to enable me to edit them. Does this make me an idiot?

Adobe has created a whole ecosystem around the Creative Cloud, with apps for iPhone and iPad. There is absolutely no need to use Lightroom in combination with iCloud, so it makes sense to me that they didn't waste resources on that option.

I would have thought Adobe had the wherewithal to enable this function

iCloud is the cloud option from Apple, and so it is different from Adobe. Lightroom Classic needs the images to be locally available.