The author writes about exceptional attendees at the conference: >...from Lenny Susskind and Don Page and [and..., and..., and...] This is what I don't like a

The author writes about exceptional attendees at the conference: >...from Lenny Susskind and Don Page and [and..., and..., and...] This is what I don't like about academia. It's equivalent to "shout outs" you see 12-year-olds do in Call of Duty tournament games. I know everyone knows academia is filled with politics, but if scientists are going to circle jerk, please jerk on ideas, not each other.