Not smart people but probably mostly software and computer people in general (but if you equate software and computer people with smart people then the statement is true).
Apparently, Fundamental of Data Engineering book does refer to cargo-cult metaphor inside its content [1].
Apparently, Fundamental of Data Engineering book does refer to cargo-cult metaphor inside its content [1].
[1] Fundamentals of Data Engineering:
https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/fundamentals-of-data/97...