>> It seems like her impression is that (parts of) the high energy theory community are too optimistic to an extent where they unintentionally or intentionally

>> It seems like her impression is that (parts of) the high energy theory community are too optimistic to an extent where they unintentionally or intentionally deceive the public (who are ultimately funding science through taxes). This is a fair take. I really appreciate it. Sometimes i'm too cynical about the motivations of the folks being cynical :)