[snarkypixel]

Personally I think it's because we're "looking" at it from the wrong angle. A bit like in programming when you're stuck and you need to take a step back and approach the problem differently. IMHO the fundamental construct is probably something way more abstract, i.e. "information", with some laws that we aren't even aware of yet that will probably challenge the principle of locality.

[user8501]

This. It’s bad philosophy. Non local, non physical, these are the concepts to get comfortable with before attempting to understand the quantum in a coherent way, unless understanding the nature of physicality and locality isn’t your goal. Looking at the quantum world as a bunch of tiny objects will only lead to an infinite regression, where new even smaller objects are continuously discovered.