Rare earths are critical for manufacturing everything from electric vehicles to wind turbines and defence equipment, and with China's dominance over the supply chain, they have also become inextricably enmeshed in geopolitics.
  • Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    5 months ago

    Wouldn’t it be cool if we just used our earthly resources based on need rather than constantly competing with each other for power and greed

        • NaibofTabrEnglish
          1·
          5 months ago

          OK. Do we need modern electronic devices, or are they a luxury?

          Because if we don’t need them, then there’s a lot less need for rare earths in general and this entire argument is moot.

          You can’t just handwave the details and say, “You figure it out!” and then act like you’ve made some salient, insightful point. If you think it’s so simple to figure out, that only indicates that you haven’t looked into the issue beyond the surface level.

          • Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone
            4·
            5 months ago

            I can say whatever I want and not owe you shit. If you’re arguing this with such scrutiny, you are probably acting in bad faith and I’m not going to waste my time with you

            • NaibofTabrEnglish
              1·
              5 months ago

              I’m not going to waste my time with you

              Nor, apparently, any time actually thinking about your own point of view.