With X crashing and SpaceX and Tesla facing crises, Musk's vision is tested against practical realities.
I urge readers to scroll down to The Real Cost of Technological "Progress" and pay particular attention to all the points listed, most notably this one: << Indigenous sacred sites destroyed for lithium and rare earth mineral extraction. >>
This is painfully true also in Chile: cf., https://www.npr.org/2025/02/23/nx-s1-5266009/chile-lithium-mineral-atacama-desert. Then again, the powerful, uber-wealthy white people have never been particularly concerned about the plight of indigenous people anywhere (including the USA and Chile).
And how many rechargeable devices, not just phones, are just thrown away in the trash...
I urge readers to scroll down to The Real Cost of Technological "Progress" and pay particular attention to all the points listed, most notably this one: << Indigenous sacred sites destroyed for lithium and rare earth mineral extraction. >>
This is painfully true also in Chile: cf., https://www.npr.org/2025/02/23/nx-s1-5266009/chile-lithium-mineral-atacama-desert. Then again, the powerful, uber-wealthy white people have never been particularly concerned about the plight of indigenous people anywhere (including the USA and Chile).
And how many rechargeable devices, not just phones, are just thrown away in the trash...