I think this guy has hit the nail on the head: https://energywavetheory.com/subatomic-particles/

Take a look at how stupidly complex the standard model is compared to the other: https://energywavetheory.com/equations/theory-comparison/

Everything in the universe on that site is eloquently and simply explained, including gravity as a shading effect (think an eclipse/water waves acting on an obstacle: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid...) ie. When a large mass causing the shading effect (eg earth) absorbs energy waves acting on us it causing less energy to reach you from the earth's direction and that means energy from above us pushes us down to Earth. All the math checks out too.

Yes, the entire theory is based on the fact that aether exists, which has supposedly been disproved, but what if that's incorrect and launched an entire wild goose chase of alternative physics (string theory, standard model) all based on a flawed assumption.

I think this reddit comment describes the situation beautifully:

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskPhysics/comments/14o41lc/why_doe...