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“Ignition” in this sense is interesting physics. But it has absolutely nothing to do with power generation.

• DennisP 3y ago
  Half a dozen commercial laser fusion projects disagree with you. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/13/science/laser-fusion-energy-start-ups.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/13/science/laser-fusion-ener...
  • NotYourLawyer 3y ago
    Those companies are good at one thing: extracting money from VCs who are bad at math.
    • DennisP 3y ago
      The article mentions that the National Academy of Sciences also disagrees with you. Here is their report. https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/18289/chapter/1#xv https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/18289/chapter/1#xv
      • NotYourLawyer 3y ago
        I’d love to be wrong about this, but I don’t think I am.
        • DennisP 3y ago
          Well there's something to be said for confidence I guess.