Have you looked around recently? Because there are plenty of mathematicians that are excited to read and learn about all of the new results. They've improved on the sub-n log n result and have even made a web site to track progress on it: https://beyond-n-log-n.netlify.app/

It looks like people are enjoying themselves, having fun with the new results, and generally doing all of the things you say "science" is supposed to be about. So what's the problem?