The Physics Knowledge Paradox

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The Physics Knowledge Paradox

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The infamous happiness-vs-knowledge curve that every physics student discovers the hard way. First comes the innocent excitement: "I'm going to understand how the universe works!" Then the brief peak of joy when you solve your first equations. And finally... the endless descent into the abyss where you realize that the more you learn, the less you understand, and the universe is just laughing at your pain. The third stage is where you start writing equations with Greek symbols you can't even pronounce while surviving on coffee and existential dread. Trust me, nothing humbles you quite like realizing the universe operates on principles so bizarre that even Einstein called quantum mechanics "spooky."

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