Has the dark matter hypothesis really earned its place as a cornerstone of modern cosmology, or has it just become a comfortable habit? I argue it’s a scientific dead end, not because we lack evidence for something unseen, but because the hypothesis has failed to produce any testable, verifiable predictions after decades of effort. We’ve poured billions into detectors, from deep underground labs to space-based observatories, and all we’ve found is silence. Meanwhile, alternative explanations—like modified gravity theories—have successfully predicted galactic rotation curves and other phenomena without invoking invisible particles. The problem isn’t that dark matter doesn’t exist; it’s that the hypothesis has become unfalsifiable. Every null result is met with a new, more exotic tweak to the model. That’s not science—it’s a retreat into metaphysics. I’m not saying we should abandon the search, but we need to be honest: the dark matter hypothesis is a dead end if it can’t be tested. Let’s stop treating it as a settled fact and start exploring other paths more seriously.