Should we stop all farming and mining? Should we never mine anything new?

And btw we are not 'strip' planet, we are simply moving things from one place on the planet to another.

Does the earth have some sort of inherent will that lithium should stay where it is?

If only we could kill all humans then finally the planet could heal.

That choice is akin to saying: allow China to use the cheapest methods to extract ores in Africa.

Wouldn’t it be better for the planet if we move away from fossil fuels, and Lithium could help us in that process.

That depends. How much of the earth's surface needs to be mined to obtain enough lithium and other minerals to supply the world with batteries? And what will we use to charge he batteries?