Physics isn't some black magic art. Yes it takes time and understanding that I will personally never have, but it's not the unobtanium people think that it is.

Physics isn't some black magic art. Yes it takes time and understanding that I will personally never have, but it's not the unobtanium people think that it is. Most of the reason people leave theoretical physics is lack of jobs and resources at the lower rungs. You can be "theoretical physicist smart" without being a theoretical physicist.