it's going to be interesting to see how the world reacts if confucianism develops fusion first.

not to mention how china reacts. this would change the balance of everything....

we also need to be working on ways to convert atoms. well, i guess we know how to do it. trees can theoretically be converted to steel. but we need to be working on ways to minimize the amount of energy required.

of what value is trade when atoms are infinitely malleable? of what value is currency when alchemy is a corollary of fusion?

i'm ahead of myself.

http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/11/fusion-reactor-achieves-tenfold-increase-in-plasma-confinement-time/