That's a real bummer to go through Zac, but sometimes a better opportunity is on the other side of the door.

As Carl said, I don't fault Treehouse for their decision and it appears that most online and offline educational platforms are moving away from WordPress. As a business, you have to go where the demand and the money is in order to be sustainable.

One thing that I feel has created this situation is that WordPress has always had the stigma of free or cheap. It's hurt a lot of people in the ecosystem who want to make a living in the WP marketplace. Perhaps the sense of entitlement has also created this problem.

I've seen a lot of people struggle to make it in WordPress despite their great products or services. Maybe there needs to be a large cultural or mindset shift.