Is There a Level You Can't Rise to in Physics?

Julian schwinger fell out of favor with the physics community, despite being held in its highest regard and having a nobel prize. He said if you can't join end, beat him. And i think it comes as a shock to all these people that there is no level you can rise to in the field that allows you to question the assumptions of that field right? It's like, you know, your sort of proving yourself. You're ou know, you'r getting your ph d. Your getting your ten yared position, and then at some point you'd think, h you've proven yourself. And you can, you can talk about the whole and not just