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    Electrical power generation from fusion will be orders of magnitude more expensive that from fission, and will be even more material intensive.

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      Imagine thinking that all the scientists and engineers in China just haven’t considered these basic things before embarking on a huge megaproject.

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        It’s neat science and tech and a nice paycheck. So enough motivation. Few people are aware that our high technology civilisation has an expiration date, so let them party while they still can.

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            In my experience, only a small set of people thoroughly understand limits to growth on a finite planet. Most of them figure it out on their own. And it is a profoundly depressing experience.

            Enjoy living in your gaudy pollyanna bubble.

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              Funny how you just happen to be one of these people, while the entire leadership of China, a nation best known for its long term planning, is just completely ignorant of all this. 🤣

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                Perhaps China’s long term planning is not as good as you think it is. And arguments from authority ain’t.