I somewhat share your perspective that parts of physics academia are ‘to keep certain types of people busy’. I think I agree, though I might put it in different words. Here’s a transcript of a podcast from Eric Weinstein and Peter Thiel that talks about some of these things, that I think is a valuable perspective. I do expect that further major advances in physics will probably come from outside of physics academia and education, inside of which things seem kind of stuck and unproductive.
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I somewhat share your perspective that parts of physics academia are ‘to keep certain types of people busy’. I think I agree, though I might put it in different words. Here’s a transcript of a podcast from Eric Weinstein and Peter Thiel that talks about some of these things, that I think is a valuable perspective. I do expect that further major advances in physics will probably come from outside of physics academia and education, inside of which things seem kind of stuck and unproductive.
Goodbye, and good luck with your future.