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Board Economics
Re: Minerals, Money, and Power
by
alegotardo
on 07/09/2025, 14:58:28 UTC
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The world is rushing for more minerals, but we might just repeat old mistakes: dependency, pollution, debt, broken promises. Only this time, it’s not just oil, but everything from phone batteries to wind turbines

Well... have you ever stopped to think about "how green" these technologies is?

The countries that possess these resources continue to benefit the least from our resources, and what left there is a little financial return (because they only extract raw materials that dont yet have much added value yet) and a lot of pollution, environmental depletion in the region... the same very problems that arise from oil extractions.

And for what's the point? To fuel the "green policies" of big companies that takes advantage of the predatory exploitation chain and of course... to line the pockets of those who benefit from these materials after extracting them for low prices, often enslaving a country and your population.
The people dont see the beginning of this cycle when  buy an electric car or photovoltaic panels, unfortunately.