I can see that. He said that the first few batches are probably going to be sucky and most brewers start out with extract. Putting 2 & 2 together, I can see how one would infer that brewing with extract makes sucky beer. I don't think that was his intention, however.
A friend of mine at work is learning how to brew, and we've been talking alot about it. He's using extract and has been unhappy with some of his beers and really likes my beer. So, naturally, he thought that he needs to go AG to get good beer. Instead of encouraging that, I've been helping him with his process, showing him how to control fermentation temps, cool his wort quicker, pitch healthy amounts of yeast, get good extract, etc. His beers have gotten a lot better because of it. He will eventually move to AG, but for the right reasons.