Ad hominem attacks instead of real arguments about the proposed theory is mean and not professional.. If that's what happened. My guess is that many areas of theoretical physics are getting too competitive, while funding is always limited. So, intellectual merit could be not the only (or not the main) consideration, outwheighed by things like reputation. Most mainstream researchers also have their own pet theories, and defending "some UFO guy's theory" that might compete with their own pet theory is hardly a priority for them either, especially at such a reputation cost. In the field that has so many theories that are hard to prove right or wrong, human capital and connections could decide the future of your theory, apparently.
Sabine Hossenfelder is an open-minded researcher, as far as I can tell. Sad that the author could not follow up with her, but there must be reasons for that.
Very interesting, thank you for the comment. I like math and computer science academia more than physics for these reasons -- people are less cut-throat, and generally more fun than in physics.
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Ad hominem attacks instead of real arguments about the proposed theory is mean and not professional.. If that's what happened. My guess is that many areas of theoretical physics are getting too competitive, while funding is always limited. So, intellectual merit could be not the only (or not the main) consideration, outwheighed by things like reputation. Most mainstream researchers also have their own pet theories, and defending "some UFO guy's theory" that might compete with their own pet theory is hardly a priority for them either, especially at such a reputation cost. In the field that has so many theories that are hard to prove right or wrong, human capital and connections could decide the future of your theory, apparently.
Sabine Hossenfelder is an open-minded researcher, as far as I can tell. Sad that the author could not follow up with her, but there must be reasons for that.
Very interesting, thank you for the comment. I like math and computer science academia more than physics for these reasons -- people are less cut-throat, and generally more fun than in physics.