Humans can be fallible, violence prone, dangerous to themselves, other species and the world, true.
But humans can also cooperate, achieve amazing feats, and even save the planet from devastation.
I considered this when I heard that 70 years after the first use of atomic fusion, humans have achieved *ignition* at the Lawrence Livermore Lab. That means more energy was produced from a fusion reaction than was used to power it. We have a long way to go, but this is a huge milestone! #Hope #Fusion

@georgetakei However, we are still a long way from a practical source of power. This was not a sustained ignition, which is the next step. Then we have to design a practical power plant around that sustained ignition. Then we have to actually build those plants, which will require a huge investment.

Meanwhile, solar and wind power are becoming the cheapest sources of energy. Fusion may become a too little too late situation.

@georgetakei @BertL not really, fusion should be able to produce at will, in a controlled fashion, 24/365
Solar and wind are dependent on weather conditions.
See germany right now: