> doesn’t exactly make me feel optimistic about my prospects of getting someone to listen to me Show, don't tell. I don't know how things work in physics (mayb

> doesn’t exactly make me feel optimistic about my prospects of getting someone to listen to me Show, don't tell. I don't know how things work in physics (maybe they need a grant) but in mathematics, if you make a ruckus without any actual mathematics, then people ignore you. If you have a proof or text that does something substantial, then people do ignore you at first but in the long run the best mathematical base of knowledge takes preference.