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by leptoniscool 1071 days ago
Is fusion really that great? Decades of research and billions of dollars later it's still not commercially feasible.

Whereas solar power is cheaper than coal now. Also on the horizon is thorium reactors.

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The funding is really not that great, we are on the funding level described as "fusion never" (https://benjaminreinhardt.com/fusion-never/)
Fusion really is that great, but we could also use more efficient processes that recycle the byproducts of fusion.