If they make sense yes, but clearly people don't understand this.

When safety is on the line, the goal can't only be "as few words as possible"

Here's something to blow your mind: Most Americans are not literate.

Yes, I'm serious and I say that as a fellow American. We are not literate.

So use as few words as possible and a date. Honestly we could probably do without the words, just the date.

Is minified code easier to read? No. It’s the same with regular language; shorter sentences are not always more comprehensible.

The likelihood an American will read something decreases with each word written.

Seriously: We hate reading. The fewer words the better.

Maybe, but if increased concision also decreases comprehension, there is a balance to be struck, not just a value to optimize.