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Nothing about fusion energy research indicates that it is a pointless frivolity. Things that fall in that category are adtech or fintech or middle management.
by willis936 5y ago
Nothing about fusion energy research indicates that it is a pointless frivolity. Things that fall in that category are adtech or fintech or middle management.
- ncmncm 5y agoGood analogy. Fusion is like middle management: ultimately useless, but insistent on its own importance.
- willis936 5y agoNot quite. Middle management's goal is to waste resources. If you think the same of fusion energy research then you should come back down to Earth. If you grant that then you should also go the distance and grant that fundamental plasma physics research is useful to humanity.
- ncmncm 5y agoFundamental plasma physics research is a boon. It might be worth all the spurious fusion work to get the plasma research, and continuous employment for the population of plasma physicists.