I think you're packing a lot into "face value". Off the top of my head, I can't think of a source that I don't understand better once I've read a bunch of it. W

I think you're packing a lot into "face value". Off the top of my head, I can't think of a source that I don't understand better once I've read a bunch of it. Words get meaning through context, through expected shared understanding. Exercises in "true" simplicity end up having their own problems. For example, Up Goer Five [1] and Thing Explainer [2]. Or less cartoonishly, Simple English Wikipedia [3]. There are reasons that more advanced topic are covered in more advanced ways. [1] https://xkcd.com/1133/ https://xkcd.com/1133/ [2] https://xkcd.com/thing-explainer/ https://xkcd.com/thing-explainer/ [3] https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page