The Not-All-That-Important Higgs Bosun Particle

The Higgs-Boson “God Particle” is like a step in a marathon. To win a marathon, each step is important, but the crowd isn’t going to be shouting “look at that amazing step!” for just one step. Yes, to a large degree, proving the existence of the Higgs “completes” the standard model. So the excitement is for the “completeness” of a badly incomplete model.

Also, it’s more clear that some kind of bosun has been discovered than it is that this is the Higgs. Considering that the standard model understands so little about the universe we actually live in, there’s a not insignificant chance that there’s something more to learn about this bosun/from this bosun beyond it being simply a perfect fit for the Higgs slot in the standard model.