I really liked your arguments about this, I started my "real" programming journey when I was about 10, I decided to learn Python because of all the buzzwords about how Python is the best language and how Python will get me a job at some major Silicon Valley company when I were to grow up. (funny that 4 years later I'm working as another profession)
After learning Python and doing some projects, I decided to learn a "big boy" language and learned C++. Learning C++'s syntax was pretty difficult, not because of how C++ is structured but because of how out of place it felt. Switching from Python to C++ hit me like a freight train, and of course objects caught 12 year old me off guard.
Anyways, nowadays when some friend ask me about them wanting to learn a programming language. I just direct them to either Nim or C. Both are amazing languages, specially Nim. As it offers a taste of what "real" programming languages are, while keeping a simple to understand and fast syntax.
I'd also like to add some (constructive) criticism to your post and its that Hashnode allows the use of Markdown on posts. Reading though your post was kind of hard and distracting (specially when you have ADHD heh). So I'd suggest the use of paragraphs, line breaks and some Markdown stuff (like headers and dividers). Outside of that, your writing is amazing and I'd love to see more of it.