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[–] Kertyna@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's more than one? And there are even rarity tiers?

[–] SockOlm@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

China holds the majority of the world's epic, mythical and legendary earth loot boxes

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Didn't China halt all exports of rare earth minerals to the whole world?

The minerals aren't actually rare, they're just in low concentrations and difficult to extract. It's just a matter of time before thet set up mining and precessing somewhere else. It won't be in the US though. It'll be somewhere with super cheap labor and no regulations or environmental protections. Which is why it was in China in the first place.

[–] Grimtuck@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

It will be Africa where China has already been investing to ensure they get access to those same minerals. They've been playing poker while the US is still playing Marco Polo.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

lol that wasn't why it was in China in the first place, as Tim Cook explains here https://peertube.mesnumeriques.fr/w/ek3Q1mdFUMEBMxhT46Qrev

[–] grue@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It won't be in the US though. It'll be somewhere with super cheap labor and no regulations or environmental protections.

Just wait; Trump's "policies" will ensure the US meets both those criteria.