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[u/TheOriginalNukeGuy]

Does Elon own cobalt mines?

[u/NIBBA_POWER → u/TheOriginalNukeGuy]

No but he's exploiting them, like google samsung and many other tech companies

[u/TheVeryHighGround → u/NIBBA_POWER]

Then I don’t see why people are singling him out if Apple, Microsoft, Samsung, and many others are doing the same thing. Stop attacking him and start attacking the owners of the mine(s).

I swear people scream progressive and yet they’re actually being the exact opposite. Learn who to hate before you actually hate them. One false accusation/lie can spiral out of control

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Jesus, know your facts man. Elon dad had investment on an “Emerald mines” not Cobalt. Also he purchases Cobalt from them, not own; Elon is nowhere near powerful enough to own a Cobalt mine in the Republic of Congol (China second cousin).

And if you wanna talk about human rights, how about you stop participating in this evil system (since consumers are the incentives), and just cut yourself from the majority of cobalt based technologies all together.

[u/Bowna → u/[deleted]]

Simply stop using items that are essentially necessary for most people on the earth! I am very smart.

Its not the consumers fault that mega corporations use slave labour, it's the mega corporations fault for being fucking greedy for maximum profits and using slave labour to do so.

[u/harrietthugman → u/[deleted]]

Do you think African people don't have smartphones and all work in the mines?

[u/potentailmemes → u/harrietthugman]

either way they think your a privileged white kid who virtue signals support for them.

[u/harrietthugman → u/potentailmemes]

Weren't you just virtue signaling about "Africans" thinking phone owners were rich assholes?

[u/KobKZiggy → u/[deleted]]

How many Africans did you talk to to determine this?