[peterfirefly]

Cobalt is not a rare earth mineral + only a low single-digit fraction of our cobalt comes from Congo.

... and living conditions for most Congolese are still better than they used to be, even for the lowest 10%.

[grotted]

Well they're certainly better than we were mass harvesting their hands, but that's a low bar.

[ffgjgf1]

Or ever.

Not that it’s a fair comparison modern medicine and some (even on a minimal level) access to healthcare means that the majority of people who are alive now would’ve been dead.

Of course that’s certainly not the only thing.