update esm messaging in docs (#1455)

website/docs/imports.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: "CommonJS vs native ECMAScript modules"
 ---
 
-TypeScript is almost always written using modern `import` syntax, but you can choose to either transform to CommonJS or use node's native ESM support.  Configuration is different for each.
+TypeScript is almost always written using modern `import` syntax, but it is also transformed before being executed by the underlying runtime.  You can choose to either transform to CommonJS or to preserve the native `import` syntax, using node's native ESM support.  Configuration is different for each.
 
 Here is a brief comparison of the two.
 
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ If you must keep `"module": "ESNext"` for `tsc`, webpack, or another build tool,
 
 ## Native ECMAScript modules
 
-[Node's ESM loader hooks](https://nodejs.org/api/esm.html#esm_experimental_loaders) are [**experimental**](https://nodejs.org/api/documentation.html#documentation_stability_index) and subject to change. `ts-node`'s ESM support is also experimental. They may have
-breaking changes in minor and patch releases and are not recommended for production.
+[Node's ESM loader hooks](https://nodejs.org/api/esm.html#esm_experimental_loaders) are [**experimental**](https://nodejs.org/api/documentation.html#documentation_stability_index) and subject to change. `ts-node`'s ESM support is as stable as possible, but it relies on APIs which node can *and will* break in new versions of node.  Thus it is not recommended for production.
 
 For complete usage, limitations, and to provide feedback, see [#1007](https://github.com/TypeStrong/ts-node/issues/1007).
 

website/readme-sources/prefix.md

@@ -21,12 +21,8 @@ You can build the readme with this command:
 [![Build status](https://img.shields.io/github/workflow/status/TypeStrong/ts-node/Continuous%20Integration)](https://github.com/TypeStrong/ts-node/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Continuous+Integration%22)
 [![Test coverage](https://codecov.io/gh/TypeStrong/ts-node/branch/main/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/TypeStrong/ts-node)
 
-> TypeScript execution and REPL for node.js, with source map support. **Works with `typescript@>=2.7`**.
+> TypeScript execution and REPL for node.js, with source map and native ESM support.
 
 The latest documentation can also be found on our website: [https://typestrong.org/ts-node](https://typestrong.org/ts-node)
 
-### *Experimental ESM support*
-
-Native ESM support is currently experimental. For usage, limitations, and to provide feedback, see [#1007](https://github.com/TypeStrong/ts-node/issues/1007).
-
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