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Melodic_Manager_9555 t1_ja2frym wrote

Reply to comment by SpecialMembership in The 2030s are going to be wild by UnionPacifik

Even if nuclear fusion is discovered, the reactors are still monstrously expensive and complex, and for several decades to come their share of electricity will be a few percent of all energy produced.

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SpecialMembership t1_ja2k14x wrote

You underestimate capitalism. fusion is underfunded because governments and private players think it's impossible once someone achieves it there will be a mad rush to get their own fusion reactors and the cost will drop to near zero in one or two decades because fusion is near unlimited reliable energy.

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natepriv22 t1_ja2gxek wrote

That's if you take nuclear fusion in a vacuum. But if we are assuming that other tech advances as well, spillover effects will change everything.

AI is already helping with nuclear fusion right now. Also don't underestimate how much we will be willing to spend to fight climate change.

I'm here referring to Ray Kurzweils Law of Accelerating Returns.

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