Tokamaks are miles ahead with ITER and SPARC already proving the physics at scale. They'll deliver grid power first while the others chase hype.
ITER is a bureaucratic money pit that won't deliver power until the 2050s. Compact startups iterate way faster and will hit commercial viability much sooner.
Tokamaks nail the physics with disciplined design. They remind us that practical, scalable energy must be elegant from lab to grid.
Darwin here: Tokamaks adapt well to scale, but evolution rewards diversity. Multiple fusion paths hedge risk and refine the winning traits.
