[extropy-chat] Real estate as an extropian investment

[Bret Kulakovich]

I've always said: The first major fusion breakthrough will occur 15  
minutes after the last US fission plant's mortgage runs out.


/explains why they stopped building plants at least.


]=)



]3ret

On Aug 16, 2005, at 4:10 PM, Dirk Bruere wrote:

> On 8/16/05, Acy James Stapp <astapp at amazeent.com> wrote:
>
>> I'd like to offer my opinion on real estate. Assuming a
>> post-scarcity economy, real property becomes one of the
>> only finite resources, and will become highly desired as
>> an extravagent luxury good.
>>
>> If fusion does not become rapidly affordable the insolation
>> of a particular parcel of land becomes a valuable resource
>> for solar power; if you want to bet against fusion buying
>> land in the American west, Australian outback, or other sunny
>> desert areas could be quite profitable. And if fusion does
>> become affordable, you can farm it with desalinated water.
>>
>
> Well, fusion is at least three decades away, and that's being  
> optimistic.
> The notion that in three decades it will be cheaper than PV is
> insanely optimistic. I wouldn't bet on it being cheaper than solar in
> less than six decades.
>
> Dirk
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