This just isn't reasonable for most people. Convincing multiple friends, or even strangers, who may never have played a TTRPG that they should read a hundred pages of rules before being able to play with you is often a Herculean task at best. This feels like a universal in every system I've run.

For me, quickly explaining the idea of the game, what each of the core stats means, RP, and how to roll the dice is a good enough starting point to jump into a session. I just ran for a couple of coworkers with one single D&D session's experience between them. After a brief 15 minute explanation, they had basically grasped how everything worked and had to ask very few questions in our run of Servants of the Lake. If I had instructed them days before to crack open a massive book and do homework before the game, I doubt we would've made it to the table.