That is ultimately what I did myself, yes. I am only expressing that my first character to TI was a Merchant and the difficulties I had and potentially pondering if there are maybe some ways we could seek to be more noobie friendly, as it were.You can absolutely ask merchant GL to help you, but still, you have to be proactive about it, not just sit and await someone to come and find you
Perhaps it's simply a reminder of the benefits of having an Apprentice for the folks who could play Master.