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posted ago by 2ndenthusiast ago by 2ndenthusiast +16 / -2

‘The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) hasn’t seen any of the particles theoretical physicists have hypothesised, even though many were confident it would.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/26/physics-particles-physicists?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1jcsVGlGyPYvP-7ubOrSyIM3V6IXN2PwVD3nfcznA7WvDkXI7b_Hplys8#Echobox=1664198266

'Kudos to zoologists, I’ve never heard of such a conference. But almost every particle physics conference has sessions just like this, except they do it with more maths. It has become common among physicists to invent new particles for which there is no evidence, publish papers about them, write more papers about these particles’ properties, and demand the hypothesis be experimentally tested. Many of these tests have actually been done, and more are being commissioned as we speak. It is wasting time and money.'

Not sure what to think of this. obviously a big narrative change, but is this a fallback for more black hat messaging? I'm feeling cautious.