So, really, what’s the actual fucking problem here?
That’s what they heard.
They answered:
No more medical imaging.
No more fibre optics.
No more semiconductors.
No more laparoscopic or eye surgery.
No more hard drives.
No more titanium.
No more rockets.
You asked:
That’s what they heard.
They answered:
That’s what you didn’t hear I guess.
You guessed wrong
What they didn’t hear is the problems of society that the blind pursuit of commercial mining of minerals causes society.
But when commercial profit is your only motive, fuck people, right? Who gives a shit about them?