I think people end up reaching for straws because a lot of this stuff works well in practice and they’re trying to make sense of it. 20 years from now we’ll hav

I think people end up reaching for straws because a lot of this stuff works well in practice and they’re trying to make sense of it. 20 years from now we’ll have a much clearer picture of why the techniques work! Until then, a lot of the explanations, maybe even some valid ones, may sound like baloney!