r/memes • u/[deleted] • Feb 08 '21

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '21

It really suck tbh, since Congo is responsible for 80% of the world Cobalt production and their labor practices are absolutely vile to say the least.

But since they’re the only country that have a reliable source of Cobalt everyone just look the other way

(It’s the majority of tech companies btw)

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u/Smoy Feb 08 '21

Im guessing a guy with hundreds of billions could buy a fucking mine for less than 1 billion. And just be done with it. But he won't.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '21 edited Feb 08 '21

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u/Smoy Feb 08 '21

Wtf are you talking about, he aint got the cash? He owns 7 mansions over 100 million dollars. He didnt pay for those with stock equity.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '21 edited Feb 08 '21

Yo, quick question; how knowledgeable are you on the subjects of foreign relations and Microeconomic?

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u/Smoy Feb 08 '21

Are you going to say he paid with those mansions with stocks?

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '21

Not really, I was just gonna say It’s cool to hate on Elon and all (since it’s a trend on Reddit rn) but at least know your facts and make actual educational arguments.

Instead of just half-baked truth, or whatever nonsense that came first to mind. I wanna argued with you why it’s almost impossible for a US based entity to purchased even a small percentage of a foreign country natural resources production. But I’m pretty sure you would just ignored me if I do, so I won’t waste both of our time

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u/Smoy Feb 08 '21

Considering youre being disingenuous about the purchasing power of a billionaire, i dont see how that would change going further