Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs is often called "the wizard book." Not because Abelson et al believed computers were actually magic but rather because there's a wizard on the cover and they compare the act of programming to spellcasting, giving instructions to the allegorical beings that live in the hardware. It certainly feels like magic.

The take on the left doesn't understand reality, and the take in the middle doesn't understand fun. The take on the right is trying to have fun but is spoken by someone who understands the take in the middle is the literal truth. If the person with the take on the right actually believes computers are magic then they're actually on the left no matter how much they work with computers.