What’s your take on the following from the Spoof Locker?
Fusion isn't going to come along in time to save the planet from climate change.
Nor will the U. S. National Ignition Facility save the planet from the Milky Way’s impending collision with Andromeda.
Still, if we can nail down the technology, it has immense potential. It's a nearly-limitless clean energy source powered by the most common element in the universe. If there's even a small chance it can be made to work, there's compelling reason to keep pursuing it.
There is a compelling reason to keep pursuing it, because pure research is good in its own right, and usually yields some benefits even if not the intended one.