[DennisP]

Judging by the comments I see most places, the general public's perception of fusion is "magical scifi tech that will never happen."

[Cthulhu_]

Oh I'm sure it'll happen, in like 30 years. After which they'll need to make it commercially viable, build power plants, etc.

(also it was 30 years away, 30 year ago)

[hunterpayne]

That's because it almost certainly is. Don't hate on the messengers.

[DennisP]

My point is, that's a pretty positive view of fusion. They think it's too good to be true, but if it actually happens then I doubt many people will suddenly switch into thinking it's a dirty old explodey thing like fission's public image.