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The thing about losing progress is you can’t know where you would be if priorities were different.
If the same amount of passion and resources was poured into the space program for the last 50 years as it was during the moon landing we would certainly be much further ahead, but no one would be able to tell you where would we be.
How do expect someone to describe something that hasn’t been invented yet?
There are some cases where you can know where you'd be if priorities were different. Hence the most frustrating graph in the world:
Very revealing if it's true. Fusion is the perpetual "20 years away" poster child.
Here's a PDF of the study, seems legit
Oh I totally believe it, I meant assuming all those figures on the graph were true, which I do. Been following fusion for decades. Frankly it looks more and more like the fusion industry has taken the same approach to fusion that drug industry take with disease - don't cure it, just keep treating it forever.
Turns out electric companies aren't too interested in electricity that's too cheap to meter.
Best graph I’ve ever seen