That's fine. One can also do essentially the same work in a mathematics department without the miasma of subjective or historical notions of what progress means

That's fine. One can also do essentially the same work in a mathematics department without the miasma of subjective or historical notions of what progress means. I mean, mathematicians are perfectly fine with producing theorems, proofs and even conjectures. Physicists secretly wish for the community's (not just the committee's) validation also. Well yes, Einstein found physicists insufferable as well and preferred to hang out with Godel. That doesnt mean you should go straight and transfer to Logic