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same reason we monetize every click, fund every ad tech, and track every data point. People feel the need to exploit resources in order to get rich. A billion
by abakker 2y ago
same reason we monetize every click, fund every ad tech, and track every data point. People feel the need to exploit resources in order to get rich.
A billion dollars in actual gold is pretty real. Look at superfund sites like Captain Jack mine in Boulder. significant un-managed harm and not that much commercial output.
- WillPostForFood 2y agoIf only we could get back to lifestyle devoid of using any resources...
- defrost 2y agoThe middle ground is have states bake minesite remediation costs into the permissions contracts of mining leases and to enforce such obligations upon those who profit so as to not allow "bankruptcy" defaults by shell companies. This will increase resource costs, put downwards pressure on consumption, etc but we'll still function as a society.
- abakker 2y agoUsername checks out :). But, really, I think we’re both posting with a bit of hyperbole here. Of course monetizing resources is how we get resources. OTOH, not monetizing every resource is fine - there exists the possibility of future value in some resources that we haven’t discovered.