I guess I was just thinking out loud, but then I did read the article and have read many other like it over the last 30+ years. I can see it must be fun to spe

I guess I was just thinking out loud, but then I did read the article and have read many other like it over the last 30+ years. I can see it must be fun to speculate, but also seemingly profitable for some of these guys too, eh? I wonder how much a "theoretical physicist" gets paid, anyways?