While i agree that baking recipes are more complex on the whole, you can definitely find baked recipes that are a lot less sensitive to mistakes than others. No-knead breads and galettes come to mind. Certainly not idiot proof, but not quite as unapproachable as it seems.

To be clear, i get that the comment is hyperbolic but i’m replying in the hopes that someone gives baking a try who maybe otherwise wouldn’t