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I've got a lot to say about my future in physics too.
The vibe at the conference I'm at resembles very much the one mathematicians must have experienced less than 6 months ago. Basically it boils down to if you don't have tenure (track), you should very carefully review your options, i.e. might be screwed.
Some professors in the US are pumping out single author papers fully bypassing their students. A PhD has become more disposable than ever. Funding agencies will soon realize it's cheaper to fund a Claude max subscription than pay for an extra student.
Maybe this will solve the unsustainable pyramid shaped academic path, but blood will have to flow first.
Much more to say, but need to organize my thoughts.
Wow! Your answer is profound! Like something you've been holding back... and now you've finally said it!
The scariest thing about this is that social influence probably matters more than ever. At least in the past, you could be gainfully employed because you had rare skills. Now, those skills are replaceable. What's less replaceable is the trust people place in you, which--if you're still young, depends almost entirely on whether you are connected to already influential people.
the way these survive is by circle-jerking and inventing new bullshit academic terms, along with the other bioweapons cartel departments; all illness is a reaction to invasive microogranisms and bio/chemical weapons deployed into the environment, making it barely liveable till 60-70yo;
That's another good example! In the X-ray
this is also how certain professions like radiologists will survive.