Alex Epstein

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Alex Epstein @AlexEpstein

Research breakthroughs make possible tech breakthroughs, which make possible economic breakthroughs. E.g., the research breakthrough that rockets can reach escape velocity made possible the tech breakthrough of going to the moon. But we still don’t have economic moon travel. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 21, 2022

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Given that fusion is our sun’s energy source, the prospect of harnessing it for human purposes is thrilling. But we must recognize that the recent development is a research breakthrough—and that there’s a huge gap between a research breakthrough and an economic breakthrough. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 21, 2022

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What we need for the recent research breakthrough in fusion to become an economic breakthrough as fast as possible is a pro-human, pro-technology attitude and legal framework. This must include the rejection of pseudoscience that shuts down new techs as "unsafe." — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 21, 2022