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Oh it is, in the same way mirages appear on the horizon.

In the same way the pot of gold is at the end of the rainbow. Close enough to see, never close enough to reach.

My 7 year old told me he found the pot of gold last year, so it seems to me that we should be more optimistic about fusion

It is at sunrise and sunset.

Best moments to watch the fission.

And it's actually a good thing that it hasn't come any closer.

Maybe? If anyone has better knowledge on whether or not this is legitimate, that would be cool to know.

https://www.businessinsider.com/helion-energy-fusion-company...

Helion is legitimate and they have a very clever approach, but it definitely still isn't a sure bet that they will succeed.

It'll always be 20 years away until it's here. Will that be in 20 or 200 years, who knows.

How many times have you arrived at the horizon?

It's 20 years away.

You should look again. There are a dozen different approaches that have a good chance of crossing the threshold to commercially viable fusion in the near term, and they are each very well funded.