1500 lichess is below beginner.
I got my a** handed to me by a below 1500 rapid on lichess.com on my first game there (they had thousand of games rapid so it was established)... lichess is not so weak... I went on a lil streak but lost a 1650s game to a person with a "Provisional rating"...
Don’t do what I did in my first two months of chess which was just play a lot. I quickly shot up from 500 to 1280 but it only got me so far.
Now I am still making up for lost time and also stripping poor habits that I picked up.
6 months after rehauling my game, I appreciate absorbing the material, steady improvement and growing in all areas of chess.
I was curious to see where my game was at and jumped into the arenas on this site and playing pool on another site; I was pleasant to be competitive at the 1600 level.
Basically in hindsight, go with the long term plan.
Will definitely make sure to keep good habits, and yes I've been doing more puzzles and opening study than anything really, but I might switch focus to endgame study soon, since mine is a bit weak.