> Meanwhile, WordPress on a managed host or a static site would suit those businesses just fine. Then, they wouldn't have trouble hiring to maintain it, or could even maintain it themselves.

> If you work for an agency or you're freelancing, please stop burdening small businesses like this.

There aren't many more soul-destroying experiences as a freelance developer than maintaining a neglected WordPress installation that was built by a maverick agency that took the money and disappeared.