We get it.

Paper has great battery life

You can use #deno if you need to run TS in one file real quick. Otherwise, node-modules and a build step is something that would happen in any serious or larger project. It’s not really a valid way to debunk Typescript. If you look past these concerns, and use it in a real project a few times, you’ll start to see the benefits everywhere you use it. If you don’t see the benefits, it won’t really be Typescript’s fault. Using TS is simply better than not.