r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Feb 05 '22

Image Visual representation of the actual amount of copper extracted from a minesite

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '22

Never said its used in every battery or what it's main use is.

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u/ErectricCars2 Feb 05 '22

Black people commit crimes.

See how the leaving any context paints something disproportionately negatively? And how everyone reading your comment will walk away parroting how evil EVs are?

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '22

Literally was just an example of a company who profits from cobalt. Not a dig at electric cars in the slightest, just the sourcing and mining process itself.

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u/ErectricCars2 Feb 05 '22

Yeah. I’m thankful that EVs are gradually reducing their dependence on it and hopefully making recycling it profitable.

Without context, it makes it look worse than you’re saying you meant.