Yes I agree wholeheartedly, sorry I originally missed your point. I do think it's more of a DL vs. the world problem than stats vs. ML but everything you said

Yes I agree wholeheartedly, sorry I originally missed your point. I do think it's more of a DL vs. the world problem than stats vs. ML but everything you said rings true. I was kind of odd in that I started with DL and then became fascinated with statistics and lost focus with DL. Statistics is just so much more useful outside of the niche domains where DL is extremely effective.