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Iran War Chokes Off Helium Supply Critical for AI (www.wsj.com)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 21 points 7 months ago (2 children)

You asked:

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.

That's what you didn't hear I guess.

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  • [+] -6 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

    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?

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    While I agree that the blind pursuit of capital will ultimately be our downfall, helium shortages actually have real, tangible effects on the very people you seem to vouch for.

    I feel you're lashing out for the mere sake of lashing out, regardless of who your target is. We're on the same side here.

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