fusion ha
yeah, still not ānet netā. But definitely a breakthrough
are you referring to Hawaiian fusion?
California roll imo
While they got more energy out than they put in, the amount of energy required to create the energy put in shows that they still have a long way to go.
Itās a step forward. But I wouldnāt count on getting a Mr. Fusion device for my car at the auto parts store anytime soon.
i mean even the smallest amount of ānet netā and weāre talking about a perpetual motion machine here
Perpetual for a whileā¦
perpetual until it stops
If we can get enough out to have the energy to replace the build of it, etc. then I agree weāre basically there
The latest fusion experiment created an energy output equal to the energy input of the laser beams that created the fusion. This is much less than the energy needed to created those beams. I think i read that it needs to be several hundred times greater to actually power the lasers.
Just make it up in volumeā¦
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Just like windmills.
I think technology is the start of having more shit.
yes, unevenly distributed shit
Eh, itās always been unevenly distributed. Weāre probably more feudalistic than some periods in history, though less than others.
Also, I think it depends a lot on the new technology?
When you invent something really cheap, itās more shit for everybody.
When you invent something expensive, itās expensive shit for the rich.
thatās worse
Most of the lucrative shit arenāt really all that elastic, because thereās limited supply.
Automation, cloud services, fusionā¦
Whoever owns the tech owns all. And most of the world will continue to live in poverty.
Whoever owns the tech is a billionaire.
But, if itās made out of cheap mass produced stuff, then it means more shit for poor people too.
The greatest culmination of modern technology is the Smart Phone, and everyone has one.
The 2nd greatest is probably the COVID vaccine, which also everyone has, unless theyāre a Republican.
Up to a point. The poor people still need to be able to afford it.
Half the children under 5 die of malnutrition and hunger every year.
Yes, dumb nationalism and corruption are at fault here. but even in America poverty still plagues us.
The fact is, when something brilliant gets created, it doesnāt become free. Anything thatās not free will eventually be the source of corruption and greed.