Hint 2: the sun already works. Solar panels already work, and are cheap and getting cheaper.
Hint 3: ITER is not a power plant. It is not even planned to ever produce so much as one kWh of electrical energy. It will burn GWh, if ever finished.
Hint 4: a working fusion power plant would necessarily cost many times as much to operate as a fission plant of the same capacity.
Hint 2: We should invest heavily in solar; they aren't exclusive. I am a massive, massive fan of solar, and tidal, and hydro, and wind.
Hint 3: ITER was never intended to be a power plant. This is a hacker forum, one assumes you know about iteration.
Hint 4: That's an untested assertion which I would dispute, and the cost will come down with more research and experience.
Also, I'm taking exception with you regarding the cost. This is pittance for humanity to spend.
Yes to solar and renewables, that's a no-brainer.
Arguing against fusion because of that is not even a straw man. They are not mutually exclusive, and you are thinking too short term.
Hint 2: the sun already works. Solar panels already work, and are cheap and getting cheaper.
Hint 3: ITER is not a power plant. It is not even planned to ever produce so much as one kWh of electrical energy. It will burn GWh, if ever finished.
Hint 4: a working fusion power plant would necessarily cost many times as much to operate as a fission plant of the same capacity.