“the main impediment to capital is capital” - a theme that repeats over and over in history
Worth noting is that ITER is an international project that has a a fair few US scientists and some governmental support: https://www.ornl.gov/content/us-iter
That said, it could have TONS more. What is we funded it like the F-35?
Yeah I wonder about that whenever news about fusion power comes up. The whole thing about fusion power being perpetually 20+ years off seems to be predicated on how much funding it gets. It would be pretty messed up if, this whole friggin time, we could have already been using fusion to replace fossil fuels if that money had been going to the DOE for research instead of the Pentagon (and equivalent agencies worldwide).
It literally can’t. Our incentive structures are all fucked up
What was that thing about capitalism sowing the seeds of its own destruction? I'm actually feeling optimistic today, it's wild
“the main impediment to capital is capital” - a theme that repeats over and over in history
Worth noting is that ITER is an international project that has a a fair few US scientists and some governmental support: https://www.ornl.gov/content/us-iter
That said, it could have TONS more. What is we funded it like the F-35?
Yeah I wonder about that whenever news about fusion power comes up. The whole thing about fusion power being perpetually 20+ years off seems to be predicated on how much funding it gets. It would be pretty messed up if, this whole friggin time, we could have already been using fusion to replace fossil fuels if that money had been going to the DOE for research instead of the Pentagon (and equivalent agencies worldwide).
"What the Bourgeoisie therefore produces, above all, are its own grave diggers"