Here's an article where a physics grad himself is calling being a quant as "the dark side", it's from last year but the expression is much older. https://www.c

Here's an article where a physics grad himself is calling being a quant as "the dark side", it's from last year but the expression is much older. https://www.colorado.edu/physics/2025/09/22/quantum-physics-quantitative-finance https://www.colorado.edu/physics/2025/09/22/quantum-physics-... At the end of the day part of what makes (theoretical) physics "scholarly" is the poor job prospects outside of academia, but there simply aren't enough positions for everyone graduating with a masters and they have to find some job eventually. Being a quant certainly beats becoming weapon designers.