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minus-squareItdidnttrickledown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·5 days agoThat is what they said. Twenty years ago.
minus-squareji59@hilariouschaos.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoNot only 20 years ago. Source: Takeda, S., Keeley, A.R. & Managi, S. How Many Years Away is Fusion Energy? A Review. J Fusion Energ 42, 16 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10894-023-00361-z
minus-squareItdidnttrickledown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoI know. They have been saying twenty years since a was very young.
minus-squaresuicidaleggroll@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoYes, because the argument was never “we’ll have fusion in 20 years”, it’s always been “we COULD have fusion in 20 years IF research was properly funded”. It’s never been properly funded, hence it’s always 20 years away.
minus-squarepostmateDumbass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoFusion would really hurt oil companies, so not going to get funded.
That is what they said. Twenty years ago.
Not only 20 years ago.
Source: Takeda, S., Keeley, A.R. & Managi, S. How Many Years Away is Fusion Energy? A Review. J Fusion Energ 42, 16 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10894-023-00361-z
I know. They have been saying twenty years since a was very young.
Yes, because the argument was never “we’ll have fusion in 20 years”, it’s always been “we COULD have fusion in 20 years IF research was properly funded”. It’s never been properly funded, hence it’s always 20 years away.
Fusion would really hurt oil companies, so not going to get funded.