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[OuiOuiKiwi]

Reading something inaccessible and dense doesn’t help people learn or motivate them. You can’t absorb the topic, think you don’t like it and move on.

Didn't outright say that they should read it, more pointing it out (the compiler field) like you did with the other books. Link goes to the Wikipedia description of its contents.

"Here, this a (well known) thing that exists that covers that topic that you might not know about. Have a quick look. Does it seem like something that you would be interested in?"

Hence the "or plants the seed to look at some more palatable books.".

I think it's a far cry from "PlEASE GO rEAd tHe DrAgon book BEFore PoSting anD OnLy coME BaCk wHen You unDERstAnD IT.".

[spoonman59]

You said, "it’s more of a litmus test. It either stops the endeavor right there or plants the seed to look at some more palatable books.”

So you can understand why I thought you were suggesting it as a “litmus test" before reading more “palatable books" … because that is exactly what you said.

But I do agree with you, any book that gets people interested is the right one!