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Re:Many scientists see fusion as the future of energy – and ... by ncmncm on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @09:08PM (#33103163)
If you do try, you never get there. But you also never get to the other thing that actually has some prospect of working.

Look up "opportunity cost", "sunk cost fallacy", and "good money after bad".

Victorians believed in fairies, very strongly. Their heirs believe as strongly in fusion energy.

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Re:Many scientists see fusion as the future of energy – and ... by Apocryphon on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @09:59PM (#33103443)
Arthur Conan Doyle believed in fairies. Then those who believe in fusion are in good company.
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Re:Many scientists see fusion as the future of energy – and ... by ncmncm on Thursday October 06, 2022 @05:49PM (#33114536)
If by "good company" you mean bad company, sure.
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Re:Many scientists see fusion as the future of energy – and ... by Apocryphon on Thursday October 06, 2022 @05:51PM (#33114565)
A Moriarty man, I see.
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