Rural lost almost all of the good will, and foe good reason. It was a dumpster fire with a half arsed ecosystem of extensions. During that period WordPress was flourishing, listening to users, and making sure administration was a lot easier.

Saying that Drupal is better than it has ever been is not much of a statement. It still isnt as easily extensible due to having a smaller community of contributors as an after effect of mismanagement.

I hope they have improved, but their reputation has been earned repeatedly.