people have the power fantasies that if they just learned a few magic phrases from the shaman / a guru, they will be capable of doing magic without expending any significant effort.
That’s exactly what “expecting short inferential distances” means in this context. Well, there are two options: either this, or assuming that the job also needs some “mysterious essence” you just have to be born with.
That’s exactly what “expecting short inferential distances” means in this context. Well, there are two options: either this, or assuming that the job also needs some “mysterious essence” you just have to be born with.
Many people believe that ability to learn programming is both highly innate (unchangeable) and highly variable.