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[–] ulterno@programming.dev 5 points 2 days ago

Nope

Exactly.
Silicon is not a rare earth element.
Neither is Aluminium nor plastic nor Lithium (it's getting rarer alright, but doesn't fall into the category).

The amount of rare earth elements is really small in these devices.