It is the same in my City, the one from which I hail, in fact! There are many things that feel alike to magic, but are quite based in technology -- but I have some doubts now, having seen what counts as "magic" here as well...

[ they're basically the same... she gets it. ]

Still, it cannot hurt to, ehm, look at all options. Any and all knowledge is a stepping stone, no? Even if it is not one, it does not mean it is the other, and so on.