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Here’s the paper that citation comes from. Note that the informal poll had only 33 respondents, 27 of whom were actually physicists. On the question of preferred interpretations, several options with significant known support (De Broglie-Bohm, consistent histories, ensemble, etc.) got 0%. The paper opens with the disclaimer: “Just as Tegmark’s poll, our poll cannot claim to be representative of the communities at large.” They also note with reference to Tegmark’s poll: “While the Copenhagen interpretation gathered the most votes, the many-worlds interpretation turned out to come in second, prompting Tegmark to declare a ‘rather striking shift in opinion compared to the old days when the Copenhagen interpretation reigned supreme.’”
So I don’t think you can cite that survey as some kind of canonical consensus, and certainly not as evidence that Everettian interpretations are generally dismissed and need to be “stopped right there”.
Dude I just had my weird idea about us all living in a simulation and wanted to share it; I wasn't expecting it to be scrutinized to this level of detail
But sure.
... seems like it summarizes it best. So GTFO out of here with trying to tell me that some particular interpretation is definitely right, and incompatible with what I said. Thanks.