Fusion energy: Fixing the symptom not the disease

Fusion tech is still permanently 10 years out but it used to be 50 years. The real Tesla envisioned wireless power. Fusion makes it possible for cell towers to also be power towers. Cell coverage = your car is charging. Therefore, car batteries will contain substantially less lithium, making them lighter. The amount of ecocide per EV will decrease. On the other hand, we should be riding transit. Or so says Covid and flu (wear a mask!). Car ownership culture is the root disease. The land destruction caused by roads and highways is astronomical. Terronomical? 🌍

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Running 2560x1080 on LG 29UM57-P on an old MacBook Pro OSX El Capitan

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Memorial Day Memories

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