You can learn practically anything you want in the world online.
I am the unhappiest WordPress user in the world, I think it sucks.
As the web becomes more and more of a part of our every day lives, it would be a horrible tragedy if it was locked up inside of companies and proprietary software.
Akismet started on a $70 dollar-a-month server. Anyone can scrape together $70.
A common quality I see of people who are successful is that they are voracious readers.
WordPress, it's a complex tool; it's like the back of a digital SLR... but that doesn't work on a phone.