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this post was submitted on 28 Oct 2026
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Nuclear, both fission and fusion (which will never happen anyway) are relics of an era of cheap fossil fuels and relative world order.
Solar electricity is viable at scale but also indicates a change in our species' living arrangements on this planet.
That's an interesting way to look at it. If it's not just about the power and the cost, there are actually a lot of other factors that we have glossed over.
Solar is cooperative and local while nuclear necessitates centralization. In a nuclear future, large nuclear generating corporations are the sellers and we are the buyers. In a solar future, we pool and exchange our power depending on current production ability and current electric need... comrade.
Yes, but the bonanza of fossil fuels that rocket-propelled humanity from 1859 onwards with chemicals and pesticides and fertilizer is not sustainable with only renewable energy and resources.
For example:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Revolution
You think things are kind of uncomfortable now wrt inflation and fuel prices? Oh hold on, it's not going to get better!
We have started to build the first commercial fusion plants now. You may want to update your rhetoric.
I look forward to seeing them produce energy in a short 20 years from now.
You should read up on the topic, I know I was surprised, the breakthroughs have recently happened. Now it is just permitting and building. Obviously there will still be issues, but there is little question to the reality now.
I've read of smaller reactors that should speed up prototyping, but nothing about actual net positive energy production. That's still far away.
This happened a long time ago. Prototyping is over. I was very skeptical as well up until they figured out a practical reactor design and are in the process of building and permitting several commercial plants around the world.
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA haha hahaa haaaa hahhahahaha aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh hahahahahaha!!!
You can get more power by putting a small wind turbine near my face than any of your fantasy-land nonsense comic book contraptions.
No, there won't. You sound like you've never heard of a scam. Here's one:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solaren
Just, no.
Living in denial as they are building commercial plants. Looks like Big Oil propaganda got you.
Thankfully there's no Big Fusion propaganda. Might want to check your face for a gigantic hook.
There is no system capable or conceivable to generate net electrical energy at commercial scale.
None.
You are wrong, but at least you are convinced you are right.
You may want to update your physics, engineering, and reality.
You can remain ignorant, it is up to you. Cheers!
Haha! Hilarious. Get back to me in a year. Cheers yourself!