Thanks for pointing this out!
Moses makes a great case for fusion energy.
I would just add to this piece the need for diversification of fusion research approaches and funding (don’t put all the eggs in a laser basket), and a bit about aneutronic fusion, the ultimate fusion goal.
Actually, it might be there, I didn’t watch through to the end. Must work! Will come back to this.
As to the winning tone, perhaps he’s convinced, or perhaps it’s a strategy for ensuring funding consistency which is necessary to find out one way or another. Success of ignition itself could spark more fusion funding all around, even if ultimately LIFE doesn’t turn out to be as efficient as other fusion ideas which follow.
Bonus yield here: the “Long Now Foundation” sounds like people who can relate to our goals. Allies perhaps?