I'll try not to spark any debate and keep it brief—the article is aimed at people who consider themselves "power users." It might also be informative for those

I'll try not to spark any debate and keep it brief—the article is aimed at people who consider themselves "power users." It might also be informative for those who don’t view themselves that way. If you learned what traceroute is from this article, sticking with this info for now is probably fine. But if you already know how it works, you can skip reading. The whole article "isn't real".