“Use native content” sounds like serious language-learning advice.
Sometimes it is.
Sometimes it is just difficult material being mistaken for effective material.
Authentic does not automatically mean useful
If you understand almost nothing, the content may contain rich language but very little usable learning signal.
You cannot reliably connect unfamiliar forms to meaning when too many things are unknown at once.
Beginners need support
Graded stories, transcripts, clear audio and pre-taught vocabulary are not signs of weakness. They are scaffolding.
Native content becomes more valuable later
As coverage increases, authentic material starts giving you the thing graded material cannot: enormous variation.
That is where real books, podcasts, series and conversations become increasingly powerful.
Choose by purpose, not ideology
If your goal is extensive reading, choose material you can follow comfortably.
If your goal is intensive study, difficult native material can be useful.
The right question is not “Is this native?”
It is “Is this useful for the skill I am trying to build right now?”