This kind of conspiratorial thinking is precisely the problem. There is a constant avalanche of papers being published on interpretations of quantum mechanics,

This kind of conspiratorial thinking is precisely the problem. There is a constant avalanche of papers being published on interpretations of quantum mechanics, in my mind, too many. To believe that Sean Carroll is the only person thinking about this is frankly insulting. This is comparable to hearing one C++ developer speak, then getting the impression that they are the only programmer in the world who uses a strongly typed language, and that there's a conspiracy to cover up strong typing.