You’re fortunate to be in a field of theory that is (1) relatively close to a source of feedback from objective reality and (2) formal. Then theoretical discuss

You’re fortunate to be in a field of theory that is (1) relatively close to a source of feedback from objective reality and (2) formal. Then theoretical discussions can center around what will work and whether the math makes sense. The horrible politics and vitriol happens when you have neither (1) or (2).