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Re:ITER: World's largest nuclear fusion project begins assembly by tyre on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @08:58PM (#23982388)
> the economy loses something

like…graphics software?

I think the trade-off is more than worth it to better understand the nature of our universe.

You seem to imply that basic research has no long-term economic benefit, or maybe that the long-term benefit does not outweigh the short term cost. That seems like a pretty difficult implication to defend.

Re:ITER: World's largest nuclear fusion project begins assembly by valuearb on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @01:19AM (#23983718)
No implication was given, just that things have costs.