Chinese demand for nickel, an important ingredient in EV batteries, has triggered a mining boom in the remote regions of Indonesia. The country has signed over a dozen deals worth more than $15 billion with suppliers for EV giants like Tesla and Hyundai Motor, but deaths and injuries from industrial accidents have been racking up.

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    1 year ago

    Or the fact that a lot of people don’t like to live on top of each other, or that a lot of people have to live not in cities to enable city life.

    It’s almost as if people think produce magically appears in the store shelves.

    But it’s 2023 - we should be able to mine ore responsibly, not keep digging like it’s 1903.

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      1 year ago

      Because people are so disconnected from the actual logistics of getting shit done. They live in fantasy where they believe turning an entire state into a vegan hippie commune is totally viable. That’s why communities like fuck_cars exist and are filled with self-righteous idealists that, yes, probably live in cities and don’t understand how shit works in the world outside of public transportation and bicycles.