Now it's my turn to claim uncharitibility.

Indeed, my context here is that people who wear the data scientist title come from multiple backgrounds, and are often asked to wear too many hats. They are non morons—they may be darn good report-builders, but haven't been trained in insights, for instance.

If you're reacting to my word choice in that last sentence, know that I am frustrated with people who claim to be data scientists but can't derive insight. (And we can argue about "many".) But that's not a broad denouncement against all data scientists, either.