George Takei  🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽Dec 15, 2022
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
Show threadGeoff T
@georgetakei
Absolutely, agree George! Every life form on this planet (universe) makes a contribution to the sum total of sustaining life. We can be the self awareness of life on earth, the new planetary immune/defense system (recent nudging of astroid), the new reproductive system, life to the stars or, we can be the virus that destroys life on earth (or close to). The choice is ours. In defense of this argument, let me remind that no other species on earth has the ability to make this choice.
Dec 15, 2022 at 4:26pmWeb
Show threadGeoff TDec 15, 2022

@GeoffBC
We must "choose wisely"

Yes, fusion holds great promise, but for now, we must continue to explore and utilize every opportunity to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. And I feel we must include Small modular reactors (SMRs). Until fusion arrives, we must include limited use of fission, aka. nuclear reactors.