That this model exists is OK; that it dominates pop science is a problem. I wish there were a lot more books like the one by Feynman that I linked to in another

That this model exists is OK; that it dominates pop science is a problem. I wish there were a lot more books like the one by Feynman that I linked to in another comment, which focus on real understanding. We can't all be Feynman, but we can try to do better. (I haven't read the OP because it sounds like things I already know.)