Typically the sentiments that markets are controlled by unforeseen forces or are entirely unpredictable are held by those that have been unsuccessful.

I'd say there's definitely a parallel between ancient civilizations attributing every plague to 'god didit' and poor traders attributing their problems to 'whales didit'

Its a cop-out answer to a problem they're unable to solve.  We have a great tutorial on the site and even with a limited understanding of TA most people can become successful traders in cryptocurrency markets.