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The scientists used lasers to fuse two light atoms into a single one, releasing 3.15MJ (megajoules) of energy from 2.05MJ of input – roughly enough to boil a kettle.

Why do we even study this? Renewables are the only way. This is a waste of money which is a finite resource.

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[–] School_Lunch@lemmy.world 31 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Fusion is the first step to a post scarcity world. All the new technology, products, agriculture methods, ect. that would be made possible with abundant, clean energy would completely transform the world. I doubt solar and wind could ever provide enough to make those advances.

[–] Zorque@kbin.social 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Scarcity isn't a supply issue, it's a utilization issue. They way most economies work, resources are not created if they can't provide maximum financial return.

The first step to a post-scarcity world is changing that mindset.

[–] School_Lunch@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

That's a much taller order than you make it sound. It'd probably be easier to figure out fusion.

[–] Ooops@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That's not how it works. Then you might have figured out basically unlimited clean energy. But it will still not be provided to everyone who needs it but only to the selct group that pays the most to have that advantage over the rest.

[–] Zorque@kbin.social -2 points 11 months ago

The things most worth doing are rarely the easiest.

If you actually want to accomplish something sometimes you have to tackle difficult problems.

[–] Norgur@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

This response has nothing in terms of actual value, but Checks all the motivational speaker boxes. It's not reality you struggle with, it's your mindest, bro!