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Yeah it's totally ruined. I can't even see the sky anymore at night.
At least for us amateurs satellite trails get completely rejected out during image stacking. They’ll definitely be more of a problem for professional observatories, especially large survey scopes like Vera Rubin
Bruh, are you really going to prioritize a singular type of hobby photography over access to a vital service such as the internet for millions of people? That's prime NIMBYism.
They've done plenty to help mitigate issues with terrestrial observatories. You could just as easily argue their rocketry advancements have made space much more accessible for the human race, which offsets any remaining harm to research telescopes.
How are we fucking up our ability to go to space with these LEO satellites? That's quite comical coming from someone calling other people's statements a "smooth-brained take."
It absolutely is NIMBY when you sit here on the internet arguing that rural folks should have their internet access revoked because it's "spoiling your view." What difference would it make to any of your listed points if it were an international endeavor rather than a private one?
Yes, I think millions of people around the world shouldn't have their access to a public good limited by the decisions of two billionaires from one country. I don't think that's a particularly strange take?
If there are going to be tens of thousands of satellites fucking up everyone's views of the sky, that should be at least be done with some attempt to gain a social licence first.
That's significantly less of a concern than assisting in elevating a few billion people out of poverty
The internet most assuredly has. Idk about Starlink's performance at all outside of Ukraine.
My post said:
You hate Musk, we get it. Now, try to stay on topic
The concept is literally working right now.
Also, I've read the article. I'm not sure why you're trying to make this chain about musk?
... Why do you hate poor people?
This is not a serious response.
Let's actually work through this for one moment.
I'm in favor of ending all current welfare programs and just handing poor people money, on a graduated level, until their net income hits a certain amount (let's say 200% of current poverty line). Cuts the infrastructure, and helps them more than this plan full of cutoffs.
How exactly does this not benefit companies they will buy things from? How is this materially different from giving subsidies to a company?
If you don't like billionaires, tax them.
It's always the least-informed people who pop off like this. You ever notice that?