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Aardvark: Text replacement - "|usernameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein↵|username=EricRWeinstein" to "|usernameurl=https://x.com/ericweinstein |username=ericweinstein"

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Text replacement - "|usernameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein↵|username=EricRWeinstein" to "|usernameurl=https://x.com/ericweinstein |username=ericweinstein"

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	\|nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1975607761850540467		\|nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1975607761850540467
	\|name=Eric Weinstein		\|name=Eric Weinstein
	\|usernameurl=https://x.com/~~EricRWeinstein~~		\|usernameurl=https://x.com/ericweinstein
	\|username=~~EricRWeinstein~~		\|username=ericweinstein
	\|content=Choose the best answer.		\|content=Choose the best answer.

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	\|nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1975647044384792831		\|nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1975647044384792831
	\|name=Eric Weinstein		\|name=Eric Weinstein
	\|usernameurl=https://x.com/~~EricRWeinstein~~		\|usernameurl=https://x.com/ericweinstein
	\|username=~~EricRWeinstein~~		\|username=ericweinstein
	\|content=That is not fundamental physics.		\|content=That is not fundamental physics.
	\|timestamp=7:38 PM · Oct 7, 2025		\|timestamp=7:38 PM · Oct 7, 2025
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	\|nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1975652413991449005		\|nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1975652413991449005
	\|name=Eric Weinstein		\|name=Eric Weinstein
	\|usernameurl=https://x.com/~~EricRWeinstein~~		\|usernameurl=https://x.com/ericweinstein
	\|username=~~EricRWeinstein~~		\|username=ericweinstein
	\|content=Ah….		\|content=Ah….
	\|timestamp=8:00 PM · Oct 7, 2025		\|timestamp=8:00 PM · Oct 7, 2025
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	\|nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1975653316320502078		\|nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1975653316320502078
	\|name=Eric Weinstein		\|name=Eric Weinstein
	\|usernameurl=https://x.com/~~EricRWeinstein~~		\|usernameurl=https://x.com/ericweinstein
	\|username=~~EricRWeinstein~~		\|username=ericweinstein
	\|content=1957+(39-31) =X		\|content=1957+(39-31) =X
	\|timestamp=8:03 PM · Oct 7, 2025		\|timestamp=8:03 PM · Oct 7, 2025
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	\|nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1975654197979980166		\|nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1975654197979980166
	\|name=Eric Weinstein		\|name=Eric Weinstein
	\|usernameurl=https://x.com/~~EricRWeinstein~~		\|usernameurl=https://x.com/ericweinstein
	\|username=~~EricRWeinstein~~		\|username=ericweinstein
	\|content=“The last time (year) there was a Theoretical Physicist in his 30s recognized with a Nobel prize for contributing to Fundamental Physics was:”		\|content=“The last time (year) there was a Theoretical Physicist in his 30s recognized with a Nobel prize for contributing to Fundamental Physics was:”
	\|timestamp=8:07 PM · Oct 7, 2025		\|timestamp=8:07 PM · Oct 7, 2025
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	\|nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1975655304080859299		\|nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1975655304080859299
	\|name=Eric Weinstein		\|name=Eric Weinstein
	\|usernameurl=https://x.com/~~EricRWeinstein~~		\|usernameurl=https://x.com/ericweinstein
	\|username=~~EricRWeinstein~~		\|username=ericweinstein
	\|content=I understand. TD Lee had been recognized in his early 30s. So he was a recognized laureate for 8 years after…while still in his 30s. He aged out during 1966. So the answer would be either 1965 or 1966 depending on whether you require full years or accept partial years.		\|content=I understand. TD Lee had been recognized in his early 30s. So he was a recognized laureate for 8 years after…while still in his 30s. He aged out during 1966. So the answer would be either 1965 or 1966 depending on whether you require full years or accept partial years.
	\|timestamp=8:11 PM · Oct 7, 2025		\|timestamp=8:11 PM · Oct 7, 2025
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	\|nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1975656202546913334		\|nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1975656202546913334
	\|name=Eric Weinstein		\|name=Eric Weinstein
	\|usernameurl=https://x.com/~~EricRWeinstein~~		\|usernameurl=https://x.com/ericweinstein
	\|username=~~EricRWeinstein~~		\|username=ericweinstein
	\|content=It’s so crazy that people dispute this. They say “physics is more specialized” or “it’s a mature subject”. Why?		\|content=It’s so crazy that people dispute this. They say “physics is more specialized” or “it’s a mature subject”. Why?

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	\|nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1975659241781575728		\|nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1975659241781575728
	\|name=Eric Weinstein		\|name=Eric Weinstein
	\|usernameurl=https://x.com/~~EricRWeinstein~~		\|usernameurl=https://x.com/ericweinstein
	\|username=~~EricRWeinstein~~		\|username=ericweinstein
	\|content=The obvious ones:		\|content=The obvious ones:

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	\|nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1975659622443982987		\|nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1975659622443982987
	\|name=Eric Weinstein		\|name=Eric Weinstein
	\|usernameurl=https://x.com/~~EricRWeinstein~~		\|usernameurl=https://x.com/ericweinstein
	\|username=~~EricRWeinstein~~		\|username=ericweinstein
	\|content=It’s 1:30pm here. Another time.		\|content=It’s 1:30pm here. Another time.
	\|timestamp=8:28 PM · Oct 7, 2025		\|timestamp=8:28 PM · Oct 7, 2025
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	\|nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1975660730491019564		\|nameurl=https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1975660730491019564
	\|name=Eric Weinstein		\|name=Eric Weinstein
	\|usernameurl=https://x.com/~~EricRWeinstein~~		\|usernameurl=https://x.com/ericweinstein
	\|username=~~EricRWeinstein~~		\|username=ericweinstein
	\|content=Actually, if you parse carefully you’ll see that the freeways are fine. We drew the wrong inferences from choosing the wrong exits.		\|content=Actually, if you parse carefully you’ll see that the freeways are fine. We drew the wrong inferences from choosing the wrong exits.

Pyrope at 06:21, 12 November 2025

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	# '''Quantum Gravity / String Theory'''		# '''Quantum Gravity / String Theory'''
	#* ''Freeway:'' The ambition to reconcile the [[Standard Model\|Standard Model (SM)]] with [[General Relativity\|General Relativity (GR)]].		#* ''Freeway:'' The ambition to reconcile the [[Standard Model\|Standard Model (SM)]] with [[General Relativity\|General Relativity (GR)]].
	#* ''Exit:'' The dominance of [[Quantum Gravity]]/[[String Theory]]/M-Theory as the [[The Only Game in Town]].		#* ''Exit:'' The dominance of [[Quantum Gravity]]/[[String Theory]]/M-Theory as the [[The Only Game in Town (TOGIT)]].
	#* ''Claim:'' This exit has become conflated with the freeway itself, crowding out alternative conceptual frameworks.		#* ''Claim:'' This exit has become conflated with the freeway itself, crowding out alternative conceptual frameworks.

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	* [[Standard Model]]		* [[Standard Model]]
	* [[String Theory]]		* [[String Theory]]
	* [[The Only Game in Town]]		* [[The Only Game in Town (TOGIT)]]

	[[Category:Ericisms]]		[[Category:Ericisms]]
	[[Category:Physics]]		[[Category:Physics]]
	[[Category:Portal Topics]]		[[Category:Portal Topics]]

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On X

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	I) We abandoned GUTs mostly. Why? Because we drew the wrong lesson from SU(5) proton decay.		I) We abandoned GUTs mostly. Why? Because we drew the wrong lesson from SU(5) proton decay.

	~~'''~~Right Freeway~~'''~~ (Grand Unification)</br>		[[Right Freeway, Wrong Exit\|Right Freeway]] (Grand Unification)</br>
	~~'''~~Wrong Exit~~'''~~ (Compact Simple Lie Grps)		[[Right Freeway, Wrong Exit\|Wrong Exit]] (Compact Simple Lie Grps)

	II) We screwed up Supersymmetry by basing it on Minkowski space.		II) We screwed up Supersymmetry by basing it on Minkowski space.

	~~'''~~Right Freeway~~'''~~ (Graded Lie Groups)</br>		[[Right Freeway, Wrong Exit\|Right Freeway]] (Graded Lie Groups)</br>
	~~'''~~Wrong Exit~~'''~~ (Spacetime SUSY with fake super partners which dont exist based on supposedlu “internal” auxiliary symmetries)		[[Right Freeway, Wrong Exit\|Wrong Exit]] (Spacetime SUSY with fake super partners which dont exist based on supposedlu “internal” auxiliary symmetries)

	III) And then the massive massive massive screw up was allowing the totalizing madness of [[Quantum Gravity\|“Quantum Gravity”]] to take over HEP-TH as if it were [[The Only Game in Town\|“The Only Game In Town”]] and letting its leadership brainwash the up and coming talent into believing that there was one true path. Totally insane.		III) And then the massive massive massive screw up was allowing the totalizing madness of [[Quantum Gravity\|“Quantum Gravity”]] to take over HEP-TH as if it were [[The Only Game in Town (TOGIT)\|“The Only Game In Town”]] and letting its leadership brainwash the up and coming talent into believing that there was one true path. Totally insane.

	~~'''~~Right Freeway~~'''~~: GR and SM must be harmonized.</br>		[[Right Freeway, Wrong Exit\|Right Freeway]]: GR and SM must be harmonized.</br>
	~~'''~~Wrong Exit~~'''~~: Catastrophic leadership decisions. “Gravity must be quantized and only String Theory and M-Theory can do it. Convert or perish! All mere mortals stand back. We will have this wrapped up in 10 years!! Give us all resources and young talent now.”		[[Right Freeway, Wrong Exit\|Wrong Exit]]: Catastrophic leadership decisions. “Gravity must be quantized and only String Theory and M-Theory can do it. Convert or perish! All mere mortals stand back. We will have this wrapped up in 10 years!! Give us all resources and young talent now.”
	\|timestamp=8:27 PM · Oct 7, 2025		\|timestamp=8:27 PM · Oct 7, 2025
	}}		}}
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	\|content=Actually, if you parse carefully you’ll see that the freeways are fine. We drew the wrong inferences from choosing the wrong exits.		\|content=Actually, if you parse carefully you’ll see that the freeways are fine. We drew the wrong inferences from choosing the wrong exits.

	~~'''~~Freeways = Ideas~~'''~~</br>		[[Right Freeway, Wrong Exit\|Freeways]] = Ideas</br>
	~~'''~~Exits = Instantiations~~'''~~		[[Right Freeway, Wrong Exit\|Exits]] = Instantiations

	The scientific method too often has a flaw when put into practice. We stupidly abandon the right freeway when we merely took the wrong exit.		The scientific method too often has a flaw when put into practice. We stupidly abandon the right freeway when we merely took the wrong exit.

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On X

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	'''Wrong Exit''' (Spacetime SUSY with fake super partners which dont exist based on supposedlu “internal” auxiliary symmetries)		'''Wrong Exit''' (Spacetime SUSY with fake super partners which dont exist based on supposedlu “internal” auxiliary symmetries)

	III) And then the massive massive massive screw up was allowing the totalizing madness of “Quantum Gravity” to take over HEP-TH as if it were “The Only Game In Town” and letting its leadership brainwash the up and coming talent into believing that there was one true path. Totally insane.		III) And then the massive massive massive screw up was allowing the totalizing madness of [[Quantum Gravity\|“Quantum Gravity”]] to take over HEP-TH as if it were [[The Only Game in Town\|“The Only Game In Town”]] and letting its leadership brainwash the up and coming talent into believing that there was one true path. Totally insane.

	'''Right Freeway''': GR and SM must be harmonized.</br>		'''Right Freeway''': GR and SM must be harmonized.</br>

Pyrope: /* Concept and Metaphor */

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Concept and Metaphor

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	* A “wrong exit” occurs when the right conceptual direction is pursued through an unsuitable or overly restrictive formalism.		* A “wrong exit” occurs when the right conceptual direction is pursued through an unsuitable or overly restrictive formalism.

	The metaphor stems from Weinstein’s ~~analysis of~~ [[Paul Dirac - The Evolution of the Physicist’s Picture of Nature\|Paul Dirac's 1963 Scientific American article, ''The Evolution of the Physicist’s Picture of Nature'']], and captures Weinstein’s view that many missteps in physics stem not from misguided goals, but from premature or misdirected implementation choices.		The metaphor stems from Weinstein’s [[Paul Dirac - The Evolution of the Physicist’s Picture of Nature\|analysis of Paul Dirac's 1963 Scientific American article, ''The Evolution of the Physicist’s Picture of Nature'']], and captures Weinstein’s view that many missteps in physics stem not from misguided goals, but from premature or misdirected implementation choices.

	== Historical Examples ==		== Historical Examples ==

Pyrope at 20:41, 8 October 2025

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	* A “wrong exit” occurs when the right conceptual direction is pursued through an unsuitable or overly restrictive formalism.		* A “wrong exit” occurs when the right conceptual direction is pursued through an unsuitable or overly restrictive formalism.

	The metaphor captures Weinstein’s view that many missteps in physics stem not from misguided goals, but from premature or misdirected implementation choices.		The metaphor stems from Weinstein’s analysis of [[Paul Dirac - The Evolution of the Physicist’s Picture of Nature\|Paul Dirac's 1963 Scientific American article, ''The Evolution of the Physicist’s Picture of Nature'']], and captures Weinstein’s view that many missteps in physics stem not from misguided goals, but from premature or misdirected implementation choices.

	== Historical Examples ==		== Historical Examples ==

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On X

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	The last time there was a Theoretical Physicist in his 30s recognized with a Nobel prize for contributing to Fundamental Physics was:		The last time there was a Theoretical Physicist in his 30s recognized with a Nobel prize for contributing to Fundamental Physics was:
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	\|timestamp=5:02 PM · Oct 7, 2025		\|timestamp=5:02 PM · Oct 7, 2025
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	* [[Standard Model]]		* [[Standard Model]]
	* [[String Theory]]		* [[String Theory]]
			* [[The Only Game in Town]]

	[[Category:Ericisms]]		[[Category:Ericisms]]
	[[Category:Physics]]		[[Category:Physics]]
	[[Category:Portal Topics]]		[[Category:Portal Topics]]

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	== Related Pages ==		== Related Pages ==

			* [[General Relativity]]
	* [[Theory of Geometric Unity]]		* [[Theory of Geometric Unity]]
	* [[Physics got NERPhed]]		* [[Physics got NERPhed]]
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	* [[Physics Dollars]]		* [[Physics Dollars]]
	* [[Paul Dirac - The Evolution of the Physicist’s Picture of Nature]]		* [[Paul Dirac - The Evolution of the Physicist’s Picture of Nature]]
			* [[Quantum Gravity]]
			* [[Standard Model]]
			* [[String Theory]]

	[[Category:Ericisms]]		[[Category:Ericisms]]
	[[Category:Physics]]		[[Category:Physics]]
	[[Category:Portal Topics]]		[[Category:Portal Topics]]

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	* [[Physics Is Dead (YouTube Content)]]		* [[Physics Is Dead (YouTube Content)]]
	* [[Physics Dollars]]		* [[Physics Dollars]]
			* [[Paul Dirac - The Evolution of the Physicist’s Picture of Nature]]

	[[Category:Ericisms]]		[[Category:Ericisms]]
	[[Category:Physics]]		[[Category:Physics]]
	[[Category:Portal Topics]]		[[Category:Portal Topics]]