• NaibofTabr@infosec.pub
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    OK.

    What happens when particular resources become necessary for public good?

    That is, does the world in general have the right to extract the resources necessary to manufacture solar panels and grid-scale batteries &etc even if the local people object, because replacing fossil fuel power is a necessity for the survival of the human race entire?

    What happens when acquiring and using a resource becomes a requirement for treating human life with value?

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      the mining of these resources must be done with respect and in cooperation with the people who would be harmed by doing so without respect and care. we must also take an approach of being considerate in our consumption habits, otherwise we’re just participating in eco-colonialism

      • NaibofTabr@infosec.pub
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        That sounds great… on paper. A very Disney ending to the long story of international resource conflict.

        It also doesn’t really address my question, which is:

        What happens when the extraction of a resource is necessary, but the local people object? What if they refuse to cooperate?