> Why would it be exponential? ... Why should money make fusion have Moores-like growth? Because fusion research is critically underfunded and always has been.

> Why would it be exponential? ... Why should money make fusion have Moores-like growth? Because fusion research is critically underfunded and always has been. Like any project, there is probably a point where we'll hit diminishing returns, but right now we're barely keeping the lights on, much less hitting diminishing returns. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U.S._historical_fusion_budget_vs._1976_ERDA_plan.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U.S._historical_fusi...