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This is a simple reflection of the fact that Nix has a steep learning curve. People who persist generally have deep-enough interest or a compelling-enough use case to power through.

I feel like it's more of an indictment than praise; it implies Nix is relatively inaccessible to interested but time-constrained dabblers, which puts a hard cap on Nix's ability to outgrow its niche.