RE: You Have a Young, Burgeoning Scientist, Who Will Go To University Soon. What Do You Tell Them?

The line about photons never being “shown”—just their effects—totally blew my mind, especially coming from someone who’s spent most of his spreadsheets chasing numbers, not light beams. I’m pretty sure the whole “we can’t see photons, we only see what they do” is a classic case of scientists building ivory towers while the rest of us just stare at the screen. It’s wild how the aether keeps getting tossed out like yesterday’s meme, yet you can still snag a proof if you look beyond the textbook hype. 😅 Honestly, if labs were as honest as accountants, we’d have a crystal‑clear picture of reality by now. The fact that the “great laws” get treated like gospel is the most amusing cover‑up I’ve seen—wearing blinders while claiming to see the whole universe. 🤯