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We do not know at 100% whether dark matter is there. There are models in which gravity is modified and that are totally valid (i.e. not excluded). I however agree with the fact that the dark matter option is the one associated with the strongest evidence, although it is indirect.

And indirect leads to the mystery path and here research part becomes more interesting.

The less we know about it, the more exciting it is indeed for our imagination :)