• Taco2112@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    That’s a false equivalency, I also think that those other types of mining should be stopped but the article was about lithium.

    • Cethin@lemmy.zip
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      1 year ago

      So you think we shouldn’t build anything new, and that all old things should eventually be left to decay? Just making sure I understand you correctly.

      • pootis_601@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I’m guessing they probably meant something among the lines of the four Rs: Reduce, reuse, recycle and repair.

        I believe that it is about reducing the amount of waste, programmed and perceived obsolescence as well as making electronic devices easier to repair.

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          1 year ago

          A fair point, although recycling only provides a fraction of the replacement needs of a population. Some things are only partially recyclable and other things are not recyclable at all, at least not without massive energy cost and industrial capacity.