> I think there's just a generalized frustration that a cadre of mostly very bright people seem to have largely spun their wheels for 20 years. Otoh: very poss

> I think there's just a generalized frustration that a cadre of mostly very bright people seem to have largely spun their wheels for 20 years. Otoh: very possible their work produced spin-offs that were useful in other fields (math advances, thought experiments, practical research tools & equipment, people in other fields having a look at their work from a different angle, etc) AND having bright people chew on a subject for decades & come up (mostly) empty, is a good hint there's nothing there. 'Unknown' vs. 'we've tried hard & not found much' is a useful result by itself. Think of it as reducing the search space.