[NEWBIE] Should I get a pick and learn alternate picking?

Hey guitarists! So I’ve been playing the acoustic guitar for shy of 3 months and only learning through the internet, and I want to establish a practice routine because every time I play I feel like I don’t achieve anything and I really want to get good at guitar, but all of the practices I’m getting recommended involve alternate picking while practicing scales, and I’m really fond of fingerstyle so I feel using a pick won’t do anything for me, is it possible to practice scales without a pick? If so, how? (Just getting into theory so don’t really know a lot here)