Increased growth, border growth, and 3+ great prophet deltas (need more to do things)

Technically it's a massive Venice-nerf with that trade-route reduction, also while Venice doesn't necessarily get that many cities, they are usually around the same amount as your standard Tradition->Aesthetics build.Speaking of which, does that tourism reduction from number of cities count puppets the same way it does non-puppeted cities?Also what doesactually mean? I assume it means that the food/culture cost to grow cities/borders increased (by an unknown amount), but it could just as well mean that that (border)growth-speed has been increased I suppose