I know this topic isn't entirely related to antiwork but I seriously believe it should at least be discussed by its members, so mods please let this one run. I recently dug up an old paper I scribbled on in 9th grade (I'm currently 23 so this was around 2014 or 2015 and it was the periodic symbol for thorium and under it I wrote “what they don't want you to know about”. So today I sat down and went down the YouTube rabbit hole and did some Google searching. I remember for years after that I'd see videos here and there “debunking” thorium and it's potential for energy. Now I'm finding out that China and Russia have been stockpiling the element since like 2012 and its nearly impossible to find any for purchase. It's a waste material of most commercial mining and was left as waste for decades. Scientists believe it has the energy potential to change the course of human history and actually in the late 60's there was a working thorium reactor on the east coast of the US (MIT if I remember correctly). So call me crazy but I believe there has been an energy alternative that has the potential to automate means of production and increase the overall living standards of all humans on earth since the late 60's and the governments/elites of the world have been hiding it and will no doubt one day show it to the world when there is no other option and claim its some new amazing invention.
After searching for a few hours today I can't even find a scientific site that will sell even a pinch of the material aside from one link I found to a Russian vendor who is selling a gram for like 2,000 dollars when it was rumored to cost a few dollars per gram when I was 15 in high school (granted I was a dumb 15 yr old so I never actually looked into buying any). Please guys drop any knowledge you have on this element or insight into what happened to the original project. Blow this post up so people can be aware of the technology us as people and citizens have been robbed of. Don't be surprised when 10-25 years from now they unveil this technology as some sort of saving grace of humanity. Big oil and gas companies no doubt have had their hand in killing these projects for the last 50 years.