(doc): Add target audience section (org-roam#990)

README.md

@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 
 ## Synopsis
 
+> **NOTE:** Org-roam builds upon Emacs and Org-mode, both of which are intricate
+> tools that require time investment for mastery. This makes Org-roam less
+> friendly for beginners, but extremely powerful for those familiar with the
+> ecosystem, or willing to invest effort in it.
+
 Org-roam is a [Roam][roamresearch] replica built on top of the
 all-powerful [Org-mode][org].
 

doc/org-roam.org

@@ -56,6 +56,38 @@ Org-roam provides several benefits over other tooling:
 - Leverages the Org-mode ecosystem :: Over the years, Emacs and Org-mode has developed into a mature system for plain-text organization. Building upon Org-mode already puts Org-roam light-years ahead of many other solutions.
 - Built on Emacs :: Emacs is also a fantastic interface for editing text, and we can inherit many of the powerful text-navigation and editing packages available to Emacs.
 
+* Target Audience
+
+Org-roam is a tool that will appear unfriendly to anyone unfamiliar with Emacs
+and Org-mode, but is also extremely powerful to those willing to put effort in
+mastering the intricacies of the tools. Org-roam stands on the shoulders on
+giants. Emacs was first created in 1985, and remains a top tier tool for editing
+text and designing textual interfaces. The malleability of Emacs allowed the
+creation of Org-mode, an all-purpose plain-text system for maintaining TODO
+lists, planning projects, and authoring documents. Both of these tools are
+incredibly vast and require significant time investment to master.
+
+Org-roam assumes basic familiarity with these tools. It is not difficult to get
+up and running with basic text-editing functionality, but one will only fully
+appreciate the power of building Roam functionality into Emacs and Org-mode when
+the usage of these tools become more advanced.
+
+One key advantage to Org-roam is that building on top of Emacs gives it
+malleability. This is especially important for note-taking workflows. It is our
+belief that note-taking workflows are extremely personal, and there is no one
+tool that's perfect for you. Org-mode and Org-roam allows you to discover what
+works for you, and build that perfect tool for yourself.
+
+If you are new to the software, and choose to take this leap of faith, I hope
+you find yourself equally entranced as Neal Stephenson was.
+
+#+BEGIN_QUOTE
+Emacs outshines all other editing software in approximately the same way that
+the noonday sun does the stars. It is not just bigger and brighter; it simply
+makes everything else vanish. – Neal Stephenson, In the Beginning was the
+Command Line (1998)
+#+END_QUOTE
+
 * A Brief Introduction to the Zettelkasten Method
 
 Org-roam provides utilities for maintaining a digital slip-box. This section

doc/org-roam.texi

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ General Public License for more details.
 
 @menu
 * Introduction::
+* Target Audience::
 * A Brief Introduction to the Zettelkasten Method::
 * Installation::
 * Getting Started::
@@ -186,6 +187,40 @@ Over the years, Emacs and Org-mode has developed into a mature system for plain-
 Emacs is also a fantastic interface for editing text, and we can inherit many of the powerful text-navigation and editing packages available to Emacs.
 @end table
 
+@node Target Audience
+@chapter Target Audience
+
+Org-roam is a tool that will appear unfriendly to anyone unfamiliar with Emacs
+and Org-mode, but is also extremely powerful to those willing to put effort in
+mastering the intricacies of the tools. Org-roam stands on the shoulders on
+giants. Emacs was first created in 1985, and remains a top tier tool for editing
+text and designing textual interfaces. The malleability of Emacs allowed the
+creation of Org-mode, an all-purpose plain-text system for maintaining TODO
+lists, planning projects, and authoring documents. Both of these tools are
+incredibly vast and require significant time investment to master.
+
+Org-roam assumes basic familiarity with these tools. It is not difficult to get
+up and running with basic text-editing functionality, but one will only fully
+appreciate the power of building Roam functionality into Emacs and Org-mode when
+the usage of these tools become more advanced.
+
+One key advantage to Org-roam is that building on top of Emacs gives it
+malleability. This is especially important for note-taking workflows. It is our
+belief that note-taking workflows are extremely personal, and there is no one
+tool that's perfect for you. Org-mode and Org-roam allows you to discover what
+works for you, and build that perfect tool for yourself.
+
+If you are new to the software, and choose to take this leap of faith, I hope
+you find yourself equally entranced as Neal Stephenson was.
+
+@quotation
+Emacs outshines all other editing software in approximately the same way that
+the noonday sun does the stars. It is not just bigger and brighter; it simply
+makes everything else vanish. – Neal Stephenson, In the Beginning was the
+Command Line (1998)
+
+@end quotation
+
 @node A Brief Introduction to the Zettelkasten Method
 @chapter A Brief Introduction to the Zettelkasten Method