I was having a similar discussion with my Father last night - tech is advancing at an incredible rate still, but scalability for most seems to largely hinge on the availability of large quantities of cheap energy. Fusion is really the only answer to that equation, and we are a long way off that yet. I worry about the world my kids will inherit

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Me too. And around election time in particular I get very despondent at the level of discourse. We just don't seem able to grasp the truly huge challenges and make meaningful responses to them our top priority.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Why would we consider anything long term when an election cycle is only 3 years? Surely the most important thing is the politicians getting elected? /S

Our current systems really do a crap job of encouraging long term thinking. It frustrates me that even good policies (like free dental care for young people) get delayed just so there are more talking points done election time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Lab grown milk protein is more efficient in terms of land, water and energy use and is only a few years away from being competitive in price. It'll be in protein bars/shakes first, then cheese and eventually milk.

We don't need fusion for high-tech food production to have a massive impact.