[Paal Gulli]

And what else, pray tell, would they be doing, and how much would they be earning doing it, if they weren't making $2 a day mining cobalt?

[hillarys cankles]

And what else, pray tell, would they be doing, and how much would they be earning doing it, if they weren’t making $2 a day mining cobalt?

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Are you really trying to justify this? What, do you have tesla and an iPhone and well, someones gotta pay for your luxuries, right?

[Ignatz]

To help put things in perspective:

From Numbeo website, regarding food prices in the Congo:
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (50.00 g) 0.15 $