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I told my mom about the breakthrough. Her immediate question was, "will this help to save money on energy costs for the house?". I replied, "this will eventual
by mfrye0 4y ago
I told my mom about the breakthrough. Her immediate question was, "will this help to save money on energy costs for the house?".
I replied, "this will eventually result in nearly limitless energy that will fundamentally change humanity".
She responded, clearly disappointed, "oh, okay".
I think for the average person, unless it has an immediate impact on their life, it's difficult for them to visualize future potential benefits.
- JohnFen 4y agoEspecially when it's described along the lines of "nearly limitless energy that will fundamentally change humanity". That's the sort of utopian promise that is automatically very suspect on its face. Combine that with "at some unknown point in the future", and the whole thing gets too ephemeral to get all worked up about.
- mfrye0 4y agoFair point.