I wouldn’t be so sure. The modern millennial hippies have real problems with some of the ideas promoted by the boomer hippies. One big point of disagreement is nuclear tech. The boomer hippies were entirely against it but the millennials like the idea of thorium reactors and see that as the future. They might just jump behind this with both feet.
After they get their student loans forgiven.
I wish they would. Advanced Gen3+ and soon Gen4 Uranium reactors are almost entirely safe and cost effective. Thorium possibly more so. That’s the real 21st century energy provider. Fusion’s gonna wait until the 22st I’m sure.
Once the lasers have done their stuff the millennials pull out their wands, point them at the sphere and shout Expecto Electricium.
Those sturgeon killing hydro-electric dams/power plants probably have to stick around to power the lasers.