I have to wonder if you are an investor in one of the private companies trying to do fusion, because NIF beat all of them. Just a note, no one (really, no one)

I have to wonder if you are an investor in one of the private companies trying to do fusion, because NIF beat all of them. Just a note, no one (really, no one) is doing ICF outside of national labs because no one has the resources to fund ICF other than governments. If you're wondering why your fusion friends aren't excited about this, it's because now the pendulum will swing and people will abandon MCF in droves, because ICF actually achieved ignition whereas MCF hasn't yet. A lot of fools who poured their money into all the trendy start ups are soon to realize they made their bets wrong. Everyone else is playing defense now. [0] I said MCF hasn't "gotten close" but it has, that was a bit harsh. It's just NIF beat them.