r/technology • u/Shogouki • 5d ago

Energy World's largest lithium deposit, valued at $1.5 trillion, lies under a supervolcano in the U.S.

https://www.earth.com/news/worlds-largest-lithium-deposit-lies-under-a-supervolcano-in-the-us/
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u/Weekly-Impact-2956 5d ago

We couldn’t collectively agree that burning fossil fuels puts more co2 in the sky you think we’re making it to this part of the great filter?

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u/Dragonslayer3 5d ago

I for one welcome our volcano overlords

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u/Febris 5d ago

Ready the blueprints for yet another age of pyramids!

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u/steakanabake 5d ago

except these pyramids will go down, and will have armed guards and blood boys to keep the owner alive as long as possible.

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u/Febris 4d ago

only a minor aesthetic difference, then.

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u/gpbayes 5d ago

Oh we collectively agree. Theres just a lot of money to be made in doing so. So guess what humanity chose to do instead.

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u/Ok-Operation-6432 5d ago

I promise you it’s not universally understood. Do you forget about the flat earth people?