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I don't think it's the syntax of SQL that causes problems (and which ORMs try to replace)... it's the complex underlying logic necessary to accurately join multiple tables, set where and having conditions, and aggregating records, and knowing to which dataset each should apply.

Countless "replacements" for SQL have come around to make data accessible by non-expert, but regardless if your using a BI tool, reporting platform, ORM, whatever, pretty soon you're going to need to understand and express the logic, and that's when you really appreciate SQL's directness and terseness.