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Latin_For_King t1_ira19ek wrote

Reply to comment by swarmy1 in Many scientists see fusion as the future of energy – and they're betting big. by filosoful

Exactly my point.

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swarmy1 t1_irb3qsg wrote

And my point is that only crappy clickbaiters would have claimed that commercial fusion was only 10 years away over the last 35 years. It's basically a straw man.

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Latin_For_King t1_irb823l wrote

>only crappy clickbaiters

Click bait has only been a thing for the past few years, and I have seen these fusion stories since the 80s

Similarly, I am in aerospace machining, and "they" have been saying that 3D printing is going to put us out of business in 10 years since the late 80s. 3D printing is still a very long way from overtaking standard machining processes.

I think it is more wishful thinking and being overly optimistic.

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