I won't cut and paste my comment[1] from the last time the cobalt-from-the-Congo issue made the front page, but I do want to repeat that I think it's a mistake to generalize from a single horrible situation.
Imagine we found a rich vein of cobalt ore in Tim Cook's backyard: The Congo would still be in an unimaginably terrible state, but at least that part of our phones would be humanely supplied. What's next on the list? My guess is that it would be substantially less upsetting, and probably much easier to address.
Imagine we found a rich vein of cobalt ore in Tim Cook's backyard: The Congo would still be in an unimaginably terrible state, but at least that part of our phones would be humanely supplied. What's next on the list? My guess is that it would be substantially less upsetting, and probably much easier to address.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10930445