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[-] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 34 points 1 day ago

That's a pretty ridiculous headline imo

  • Nickel is used for lots of things
  • "EV obsession" is not a thing unless "ICE obsession" exists, and both sound ridiculous
  • The mining companies are responsible for their own actions, not consumers at large
  • Indonesia is letting this occur and could theoretically step in at any time as far as I can tell
  • Genocides are always on "an entire population" so that phrase is meaningless
[-] Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 day ago

We definitely have an obsession for cars in North America and "EV obsession" is just an extension of that.

[-] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I guess it depends on how the word is used. I think of obsession as strictly a personal thing, and almost everyon I know wants 0 or 1 car because it's difficult to get around without it. I'd consider that practical instead on excessive. Though I guess you could argue wanting your one car to be bigger or more expensive is excessive

Don't get me wrong, the culture definitely favors cars over pedestrians. I just don't think I'd use the word obsessive to represent that relationship

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