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[–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

yea. not sure how true this is, but i do remember reading that the emerald mines business wasn't as profitable as people think it is or smthg.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Admittedly it is not 100% true for all first world countries, when we’re discussing outside Europe it’s a slightly more complex. For America it was not colonialism but imperialism, but that doesn’t change the moral argument. Those states in Asia that are first world I don’t know enough to talk confidently (and with that you know I’m not ChatGPT)

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