04-28-2020, 06:15 PM
(04-28-2020, 05:16 PM)Warren Dew Wrote:(04-28-2020, 11:05 AM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote: I can see a lot of infrastructure building during highs. Maybe starships and fusion generators will come this time instead of railroads or interstates?
That would be nice. I don't see a lot of exploration coming out of highs, though. In fact, I doubt we'll see much space travel until at least the next unraveling - if ever.
With respect to global warming, it's now pretty clear that can and will be solved by shifting from a fossil fuel based economy to a solar based economy, which will indeed involve a lot of infrastructure building. Right now, neither the left nor the right wants that - the left doesn't like what would be the necessary free market development, and the right is too wedded to oil interests - but the Crisis conflict will get us past those minor disagreements. Solving global warming will turn out to be painless once people allow it to be solved.
I have wondered if the oil interests have asked the various government leaders to go slow on fusion development. They would not want fusion developed until they have gotten as much profit out of fossil fuels as they can. Just speculation.
If SpaceX weren't in the mix, I might agree with you about space exploration, but Musk seems to be in a hurry.
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