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by Certhas 697 days ago
It is utterly unlike string theory.

String theory is a very rigid coherent theory. It has produced plenty of deep mathematical insights. I personally don't believe that it describes our universe, but it is possible to calculate its properties.

Wolframs "Theory" is a bunch of relatively conventional ideas (by high energy physics theory standards), tied together by wishful thinking and speculation. In parts it seems almost possible to show that the ideas are actually contradictory. It is only saved by being to vague to fail coherence checks.

It is, to use the old cliche, not even wrong.

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"Not even wrong" is a title of a book about String Theory by Peter Woit.

I've noticed a common tactic in online disinformation campaigns: taking a common term associated with critique of some concept and spamming it in a different (sometimes opposite) context, to break the semantic link.

Not even wrong is a quip attributed to Wolfgang Pauli. This is where Woit got his blog and book title from:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_even_wrong

Oof. Lol. If I ever start rambling about They's malfeasance in Their campaigns, may I receive as humble and direct a reply as this, as soon as possible.