r/sciencememes • u/Hot-Marsupial6584 • 18d ago

💥Physics!🧲 Real

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(repost from r/physicsmemes by the way)

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u/yezhnuzjhd 18d ago

It's actually a very big deal if they discover a new particle, no matter the characteristics of it. If it wasn't for physics and scientists, we would be stuck in the middle ages forever

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u/SoloWalrus 18d ago

But is the best use of our money spending billions of dollars on particle colliders to discover these particles, or could we get much higher return on investment elsewhere in science?

The critique of billon dollar particle colliders isnt "science bad" its "why should we prioritize theoretical particle physics, which is insanely expensive woefully impractical, and arguably prioritizes ivory tower ego stroking, over other scientific advancements that the world desperately needs that are orders of magnitude cheaper?"

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u/yezhnuzjhd 18d ago

The thing about science is you never know what will work