I think you misunderstand the issue here. No one is arguing against reductionism, and equations, and extracting meaning. You have a different notion of beauty i

I think you misunderstand the issue here. No one is arguing against reductionism, and equations, and extracting meaning. You have a different notion of beauty in mind than the one that is being criticized here. This is an overdue debate within the context of theoretical physics. No one wants to throw the process of deriving equations and models that explain data out. If anything Hossenfelder is the classicist here, rejecting ideas that want to go beyond empirical truth in order to salvage preconceived notions on what the laws of physics "should look like".