Unfortunately, I have encountered people who expect magic to be all about the "Oh my gosh! How did they do that! Holy Crap!" Factor while not accepting the whole piece and recognizing the full entertainment value. I think the fooled you factor should come second to the entertainment value itself. I do think the trick should be tricky, but I think what matters more is the presentation and entertainment involved.
I have seen very, very simple tricks turned into amazingly entertaining masterpieces. Early on in David Copperfield's career, he performed a moving, emotional, linking rings trick. Let's be honest. Linking rings are not the most fooling trick out there. But DC took the trick, and made it very, very entertaining.
The question I asked was to spark discussion. I definitely do not think magic boils down to a "gotcha" experience.
I posted a question in the past where I asked people whether they preferred the use of gimmicks or sleight of hand. What sparked me to post that question was an encounter with a magician at a magic shop who greatly preferred gimmicks to sleight of hand. However, people responded to the question thinking that you can't use one or the other. I personally agree with these sentiments, because I use a combination of sleight of hand and gimmicks in my magic. But not everyone does. Franz Harary is one example of a person who does not do sleight of hand.
In posting these questions, I try to spark discussion, and see what other people think. I hope that people understand that these are meant to better learn about the different perspectives that people have on certain topics.