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For real this time, NSF, I swear it's the last time. (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean yeah, we should absolutely be replacing as much fossil fuel use as we can with existing renewable energy tech. But there's no reason we shouldn't also be investing in fusion research, at least as far as I'm aware

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because bad actors like fossil fuel and car companies will say "look, the government is funding fusion. Don't make us go renewable now, just wait five years until fusion is here." You have to consider the political impacts pursuing research will have on society's perceptions. Even if you know your project is just a wild experiment that probably won't work, journalists won't.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You mean like exactly what they did to Nuclear power when Solar and wind were those experimental and untested at scale technologies?