Comment on We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink

• BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I think if you consider the cost to manufacture then bury a fibre optic cable for everyone who lives 10km from a town centre, I think it's still a net positive. It's not great for sure, but amortised over a huge population it's probably the best option we have at this time.

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  • anomnom@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Only short term, long term the repeated rocket launches can’t win out offer a ditch digger.

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    • CybranM@feddit.nu ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I’m sure digging fiber out in the Amazon rainforest will turn out great

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      • skulblaka@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        People paying for internet service don’t live in the Amazon rainforest

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• CybranM@feddit.nu ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I doubt the Ukrainians would agree with you

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  • Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    This is a really weird “ends always justify the means” because I could also say it wouldn’t be necessary if Ukraine never gave up their nuclear weapons and how I doubt the Ukrainians would disagree. This is also further impacted by the protection of Starlink by the US military because if it wasn’t an act of war against the US to destroy them, Russia could take down low earth orbit satellites pretty easily.

    But none of this is relevant to how Starlink is not an ISP, it is not infrastructure it is a fleeting wasteful service.

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    • CybranM@feddit.nu ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      From what I understand the Ukrainians never had control of the nukes, they didn’t actually have the launch codes to use them.

      Regardless, having global access to the internet is great. Ask the people living in remote areas of the Amazon, no chance for them to get fiber, or Africa, or remote islands, or ships/airplanes.

      If youre speaking of rural America not needing starlink because fiber is a thing, then you should broaden your horizons

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      • Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I love how you completely ignore how starlink is only viable for ukraine because the US military industrial complex.

        There was satellite internet before Starlink and Starlink should be banned for all the 5ghz interference it creates

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