I've been teaching introductory physics for a decade now, and the question of whether quantum mechanics is 'real' or just a useful mathematical framework still divides my students every semester. When we talk about wave-particle duality or superposition, are we describing an actual physical reality, or are these just predictive tools that happen to work? The Bell test experiments have ruled out local hidden variables, but that only tells us what nature is not, not what it fundamentally is. For someone who hasn't spent years in the field, does it matter whether we interpret the wavefunction as physically real or as a calculational device, and does your view change how you think about topics like quantum computing?