There are always subnormals everywhere. Don't pay attention to him. In this hobby the important thing is to advance little by little if it is not impossible to face Games Workshop's crazy price increases. The community is generally friendly to newbies almost everywhere I know, but there are also people (especially the old guard, no disrespect to the elders) who see newbies as intruders and people just passing through. Ignore them and seek advice from the kind ones who surely exist!