OMFG, enough gatekeeping already

Not sure why so many of these extremely negative Redditors are just replying to every single question from otherwise-qualified individuals who want to expand their knowledge of ML techniques with horridly gatekeeping "everything available to learn from is shit, don't bother. You need a PhD to even have any chance at all". Cut us a break. This is /r/learnmachinelearning, not /r/onlyphdsmatter. Why are you even here?

Not everyone is attempting to pioneer cutting edge research. I and many other people reading this sub, are just trying to expand their already hard-learned skills with brand new AI techniques for a changing world. If you think everything needs a PhD then you're an elitist gatekeeper, because I know for a fact that many people are employed and using AI successfully after just a few months of experimentation with the tools that are freely available. It's not our fault you wasted 5 years babysitting undergrads, and too much $$$ on something that could have been learned for free with some perseverance.

Maybe just don't say anything if you can't say something constructive about someone else's goals.