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Siddharth Kara | How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives | Jordan Harbinger (www.jordanharbinger.com)
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[-] unix_joe 3 points 1 year ago

The legacy of King Leopold.

I saw this video, maybe on a Fairphone video, where there was this mine collapse. Something like 40 people were in the sand and everyone was cheering as they were dug out. And all this to get the cobalt or whatever rare earths are needed for our phones.

I'm still watching the video in this link, but it's incredible how shielded we are from production.

[-] vext01 3 points 1 year ago

It bothers me that just about every device with a lithium battery is tied to these atrocities.

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