wolfram&#x27;s use of detour seemed like a dismissal of the utility of relativity, i read it as &#x27;a waste of time&#x27;.. taking an indirect route when a direct route would have been preferred.. was something else meant by the word? people mock an earth centered universe today but was the idea a waste of time?<p>what&#x27;s the alternative to detours?  waiting, still, until one is shown the direct route?  how will it reveal itself?  what defines direct? are there direct and detour routes between wolfram&#x27;s network nodes?<p>bones had a hard time appreciating the efforts of his predecessors(o), but does the potential of a future technology rendering a current technology obsolete, barbaric even, mean we should avoid it&#x27;s utility because it&#x27;s merely a &#x27;detour&#x27;<p>i think the probabilistic nature of quantum bodies is an incorrect model but i wholly endorse its use in those scenarios in which results are found where they were previously elusive<p>i think monte carlo descision tree traversal is a misguided method but i wholly endorse its use in those scenarios in which results are found where they were previously elusive<p>utilise and iterate on best fit &#x27;detours&#x27; while still seeking direct routes<p>my response to wolfram was asking: why call something a detour when everything is a detour, even his unfinished attempt at finalising all detours<p>i want to make it clear that i encourage wolfram to continue his work on his theory, but careful judging lest ye be judged<p>hey einstein, “Don’t waste your time working on that!” and, “Please don’t work on that.”  it&#x27;s merely a detour<p>(o) <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=MMaGnpVaSGQ" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=MMaGnpVaSGQ</a>