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My take: fusion will change everything. I don't think people understand that controlled fusion is actually on the horizon finally, and it is going to change ab
by bpodgursky 5y ago
My take: fusion will change everything.
I don't think people understand that controlled fusion is actually on the horizon finally, and it is going to change absolutely everything.
- dcx 5y agoIt just so happens that a short while after I saw this comment, this [1] turned up on my recommendations feed. What would you say are the counterarguments that lead you to believe fusion is on the horizon? (Ideally in more specific terms than "when a distinguished but elderly scientist", etc.) Just to be clear, I don't personally have a position on this; I don't know enough about the field. But I'm very interested in understanding developments in energy production, as at the end of the day, this is humanity's only real source of leverage. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JurplDfPi3U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JurplDfPi3U
- alexashka 5y ago- You know, a brilliant scientist who beats his wife, will continue beating his wife, right? - Yes, but if he invents X, that'll change everything! - ... Weren't we supposed to be working 1-2 hours/week by now, thanks to techno-utopia? :) Technology at this point is like children running around with scissors. What's needed is some adult supervision, not new toys.
- bpodgursky 5y agoNo, what we need is infinite clean energy.
- alexashka 5y agoI agree. That'll help the wife a great deal.
- npteljes 5y agoWell, OP didn't say "for the better".