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I think you're both quite right that we're not likely to find much in this subdivision. It seems to me that the people who want to detect more particles are not

I think you're both quite right that we're not likely to find much in this subdivision. It seems to me that the people who want to detect more particles are not driven by a desire to explain reality itself. No, I think the research is done in the hopes of cataloguing particles that could be useful, as other comments have said. Is there a way to even begin to assess the likelihood that research on esoteric subatomic particles is going yield useful results for energy, health care, or transportationn? Or are we just digging away ad nauseum with zero idea if the next rock contains some precious ore?

nxmnxm99 4y ago
As with all physics, I think we ultimately hit the point of diminishing returns before we need to introduce a new category of thought to explore into. That was supposed to be Quantum and/or Particle Physics, but neither have taken us anywhere and we no longer have new ground to explore. Our fundamental understanding of the Universe has barely over the past half century, and it continues to slow with every anticlimactic LHC collision that emerges.