Stop blindly regurgitating “get a teacher” advice

Almost every comment section here blindly recommends “you should get a teacher” without ever asking about the person’s goals.

If you just want to rattle off a few riffs from your fav songs or surprise a family member with a basic happy birthday on the piano you do not need and should not go pay hundreds/thousands of dollars for a piano teacher.

If you first dabble in piano and find it enjoyable and want to continue to progress at it for months/years to come then sure, the teacher advice is applicable.