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by p1mrx 2645 days ago
If a civilization has portable nuclear fusion (plug your spaceship into a suitcase for power), then there's no reason to hang out near a star. People living inland never think about how to obtain salt anymore.
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Nuclear fusion is not magic infinite energy; the amount produced is limited by the amount of fuel being used. I mean how much power is generated from fusion anyway? Especially at the scale (suitcase) you mentioned?

I dunno where your remark about salt comes from either; a lot of salt intended for consumption is dug up from the ground (salt mines).

If you want to use vastly more energy than a portable fusion reactor can provide, the nearest star is probably the best place to get it.
They’d have to collect fuel from somewhere…