In most cases, where you can independently verify facts on your own there’s no need to resort to an external authority. Particularly, when we’re asked to cease thinking and just rely on assumptions that other people might have made is particularly puzzling to me.
Do I expect that China will succeed generating excess power from D-T fusion eventually? Yes. Do I expect that it will be economical, ever? Hell, no.
Perhaps China’s long term planning is not as good as you think it is. And arguments from authority ain’t.
Perhaps, or perhaps you’re just some clueless troll. Given respective track records I’ll go with the latter.
What’s the point of this argument?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority
And? The authority that shouldn’t be listened to is? China? Why? What alternative do you recommend then?
In most cases, where you can independently verify facts on your own there’s no need to resort to an external authority. Particularly, when we’re asked to cease thinking and just rely on assumptions that other people might have made is particularly puzzling to me.
Do I expect that China will succeed generating excess power from D-T fusion eventually? Yes. Do I expect that it will be economical, ever? Hell, no.