so do industrialists

The idea is usually that

But time is _relative_

everyone lies about timescale

“If we had unlimited funding, we could do this in 30 years”

because they get more funding

the longer they prolong it

But then

scientists with unlimited funding use it on stupid shit

proven fact

“With this funding we could do it in 50”

Engineers despise that thinking. You want on-time and under-budget.

Ye crazy how a world war lunged is forward in technology

Okay, I'm going to go out to get something to eat

well spending a ton on the project

Because then time scale wasn’t an option

Exactly

would just prove how unuseful the test is for commercial purposes

ina ll fairness tho

theyre just trying to prove theories

Ohhh I remembered my nana had illegal stand up tapes with comedians making fun of the system

theyre not tryingto build something useful

Those were fun

Like fusion reactors exist so I presume the logic is they scale

the problem with them has always been the density

afaik

and density by definition doesnt scale

I’m no expert but I suppose we will find out

yes we will

im sure they know what theyre doing

When it comes to hitting walls, fusion has been a very obnoxious one to get over

but i think theyre overestimating its capabilities

I just think dismissing stuff is a bit silly

its not dismissal

its skepticism

Its worth talking about at least

Humanity evolves from conflict

Totally worth trying all the options sure

We're either overestimating the capability of fusion, or misinterpreting how the Sun works

Seeing a net energy gain from fusion is a good step forward

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