the purpose of the LHC was not to find the Higgs boson, but to keep probing matter at higher energies to find whatever is to be found. It is not particularly sm

the purpose of the LHC was not to find the Higgs boson, but to keep probing matter at higher energies to find whatever is to be found. It is not particularly smart to brute force stuff but it is a rational choice unless one can propose an alternative. It is the default choice considering the options, and i believe there is a hope that given enough time something useful may be produced as a side-effect (I mean, the WWW was not a bad perk). The next level of physics may not have to do with higher energies but with bird droppings again.