String phenomenology of the somewhat different kind

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Ten years ago, I didn�t take the �string wars� seriously. To begin with, referring to such an esoteric conflict as �war� seems disrespectful to millions caught in actual wars. In comparison to their suffering it�s hard to take anything seriously.
Leaving aside my discomfort with the nomenclature, the focus on string theory struck me as odd. String theory as a