Project this onto math, and we all could be Ramanujan or Galois with the right investment of time, right? Of course not. People differ in level of intelligence, and this is a fact. Some programmers are just brilliant people - had they chosen math they would probably be professors churning out papers. Some others just don't have the mental skills required.
This isn't about race or gender or whatever - just innate difference between individuals.
"Intelligence" isn't some stat you train to make your spells do more damage. It's a complex mix of what you've learned, how you learn, and who's teaching you. "Intelligence" is just as hard to define as "consciousness".
This isn't about race or gender or whatever - just innate difference between individuals.