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I recently read
Lost in math : how beauty leads physics astray by Hossenfelder, Sabine
Paints a grim picture. 40 years with no really new experimental data (i.e. no unexpected results outside the Standard Model, no supersymmetry or rolled-up dimensions) have left physicists free to speculate wildly on on multiverses and what quantum mechanics 'really' means. It's becoming unprovable philosophy, no more grounded in reality than theology.
But don't let that discourage you. Physics is NOT just particle physics. Many other areas have fascinating, and open-ended, questions awaiting answers!