They aren't going to learn that in a day or a week or a month. Maybe a year if they're extremely bright or are in a perfect environment for figuring it out, but

They aren't going to learn that in a day or a week or a month. Maybe a year if they're extremely bright or are in a perfect environment for figuring it out, but most people take years. This article is a few minutes out of that hypothetical best-case year. If it gives them food for thought for a week, it'll be time better spent than 99% of what they could read, certainly better than if they read a comprehensive article that went 98% over their heads and got them hung up on things that they weren't yet able to experience and understand. Besides, they aren't going print this article out and take it to a cave in the mountains to learn about type systems for a year. They're going to read other stuff along the way.