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		ktallett 20 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is particle physics dead, dying, or just hard? Is it more that even the most dedicated and passionate researchers have to frame their interests in a way that will get funding? Particle Physics right now is not the thing those with the cash will fund right now. AI and QC is the focus.

Legend2440 20 days ago [–]

Well, it's hard to make an argument for a $100 billion collider when your $10 billion collider didn't find anything revolutionary.

Scaling up particle colliders has arguably hit diminishing returns.

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