Supersymmetry

[Surgenator]

The problem with SUSY is like the problem with String Theory -- there are a near infinite number of variants possible, all self consistent.

Whether or not they reflect the real universe or even are testable is another matter.

Most theories are shot dead within the first salvo of null or contradictory results. SUSY/ST on the other hand seems to be highly resilient to damn near everything. In that light, SUSY/ST appears to be more akin to religion than science.

I get that a great many people have diverted their entire careers to SUSY/ST combinations, but I think it's well past the due date to consider an alternative approach instead of recycling the rotting corpse of a theoretical framework that has consistently proven to yield nothing.

SUSY and ST "natural" parameters predict particles that are outside the capability of our technology. So some theorist created minimul syper symmetric model (MSSM) which predicts particles at low enough energies that our technology can reach. This is why physicist can confirm the Standard Model and still be optimistic about SUSY. They only ruled out MSSM, not SUSY.

You are correct about the large number of parameters avaliable to SUSY (~230) and ST (~1E500).