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[–] [email protected] 83 points 9 months ago (9 children)

Hey! You aren't allowed to do that! Only America is allowed to ban exports because of national security.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 9 months ago

I wonder when these poor resources will be liberated. The regions in China which have these resources must be freedomized.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

West will just have to use their superior innovation skills I guess. 😂

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Australia has huge reserves of rare earths.

Australia also has huge reserves of cobalt too, but it's cheaper to fuck up the DRC with violence and pollution, force kids to mine it and then write articles hand wringing about the ~ moral implications of modernity ~ without mentioning there are viable alternatives.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

"This announcement just formalises what everyone knew to be the case," Karayannopoulos said.

bro's name is longer than a Tamil's

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Isn't that their long national tradition? Like with paper technology, silk technology or porcelain technology?

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

No better way to boost diversion, and probably a net win for the planet considering how dirty and environmentally harmful the rare earth supply chain is today.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago (64 children)

2nd best thing, since TSMC cut off ties with the PRC, considering they incentivized China to build their own shit...

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