[elfexec]

It's not about oil necessarily. It's about energy source or more generally - a valuable resource. If lithium batteries become the new "oil", then lithium rich countries will become targets and oil countries will be ignored. But I think oil will be valuable for many decades to come. Oil use is projected to increase worldwide by every regulatory body.

As long as oil is valuable, we'll fight over it. If lithium becomes valuable, we'll fight over it. Times change, but sadly people remain the same. Especially the greedy elite.

[yorwba]

> If lithium batteries become the new "oil", then lithium rich countries will become targets

Like Afghanistan, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining_in_Afghanistan#Lithium

[mensetmanusman]

If lithium reaches a certain price point, then it will just be extracted from ocean water.

[ossworkerrights]

I suppose asteroid mining would be a next step.