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I hear you, I just think it merits a discussion on how to bolster our national energy grid without necessitating the ongoing disenfranchisement of cheap foreign
by soulofmischief 3y ago
I hear you, I just think it merits a discussion on how to bolster our national energy grid without necessitating the ongoing disenfranchisement of cheap foreign labor markets, the majority of which were created intentionally by Western society over the last two centuries.
I'm not comparing solar industry labor with cobalt mining, but I think cobalt mining is a good modern example of a more extreme version of this. Absolutely deplorable working conditions in order to enable a higher quality life for more "civilized" countries. The kind of classist thinking which has existed for such a long period of time that it's often taken for granted as some sort of necessary evil of society.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11668015/Devastating-photos-cobalt-mines-Democratic-Republic-Congo-power-Apple-Tesla-more.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11668015/Devastatin...