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Re:Fusion energy breakthrough by Livermore Lab by VoodooJuJu on Monday December 12, 2022 @04:46PM (#33960888)
We're hackers, engineers. We poke around for problems before there are problems and we pry open the black box to make sure it's not just filled with Bullshit. If you want to unquestioningly lap up everything that's offered to you, then I've got some ocean-front property in Afghanistan I'd like to sell you.
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Re:Fusion energy breakthrough by Livermore Lab by kace91 on Monday December 12, 2022 @05:13PM (#33961179)
That’s definitely how many people here see themselves, but excessive scepticism can also be a problem, something which is overlooked by this crowd.

If you don’t push and help the many small steps that come before the big leap, many big leaps will never become feasible.

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Re:Fusion energy breakthrough by Livermore Lab by scottLobster on Monday December 12, 2022 @05:18PM (#33961227)
Over-hyping the small steps as big leaps is the problem. If the scientifically literate people here are sick of it, imagine what the voting public thinks.
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Re:Fusion energy breakthrough by Livermore Lab by kace91 on Monday December 12, 2022 @05:46PM (#33961568)
“First time ind history fusion releases more energy that is put in” is a big leap. The fact that it’s still a technology in its infancy and decades away from actual use doesn’t make it any less impressive.
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Re:Fusion energy breakthrough by Livermore Lab by themitigating on Monday December 12, 2022 @05:26PM (#33961319)
So the two options are to believe everything unquestionably or be suspicious/cynical about all new announcements.
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