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Summary of Kara's observations: Every new technology ends up needing materials from Congo. We exploit that and keep doing harm. The solution presented is paying Congolese miners like corporate employees, but we won't do that because it impacts the bottom line-- but maybe we will if enough people buy this book. Whenever we try to fix things, we make it harder for the Congolese, but the missionaries are great. Every stage of the supply chains is aware that child la ...more
Summary of Kara's observations: Every new technology ends up needing materials from Congo. We exploit that and keep doing harm. The solution presented is paying Congolese miners like corporate employees, but we won't do that because it impacts the bottom line-- but maybe we will if enough people buy this book. Whenever we try to fix things, we make it harder for the Congolese, but the missionaries are great. Every stage of the supply chains is aware that child la ...more
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