I was definitely in the "I just dont get it" camp for a couple years before coming across a comment on HackerNews pointing to Burke Libbeys fantastic playlist on Nix [1]. It was a revelation and was what I needed to finally have the DSL click for me. Cant recommend it enough.
[1] - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRGI9KQ3_HP_OFRG6R-p4...