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I think the point here is don't hold your breath.

Science like this has to be slow and careful. Sudden magical breakthroughs are vanishingly rare, and this probably isn't one; but it is interesting, and worth getting excited about.

.. just don't go throwing your Standard Model quite yet. :)




> your Standard Model

If you don't understand your standard model, it's merely a standard belief.

If you understand it, it can be invalidated and thrown away by the 'magical breakthrough' if it provides evidence.

These things shouldn't be treated as a question of political buy-in into to the model.




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