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Re:The potential of deep-sea mud as a source of rare-earth e... by klyrs on Friday January 11, 2019 @12:56PM (#18885323)
That sounds like a technology that will be extremely expensive, accessible only by the ultra-rich and used by the ultra-rich to further concentrate their power and influence. Yet another arena where scientists refuse to look at the historical context of inequality and thereby contribute to worsening oppression. I'm sad about what people want to do to the ocean floor but certainly not because of your argument
Re:The potential of deep-sea mud as a source of rare-earth e... by Iv on Saturday January 12, 2019 @09:43PM (#18894712)
There is literally zero reasons to believe that. It is a bit tiring to hear Americans believe that all new medical process will be prohibitively expensive because they can't imagine a sane healthcare system.

Experimental treatments are always expensive. Once you industrialize them, they become cheap. And it turns out that aging is a pretty common disease that many people would be ready to treat.