That would be national socialism right?
We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink
Submitted 10 months ago by Pro@programming.dev to technology@lemmy.world
https://jacobin.com/2025/06/musk-trump-nationalize-spacex-starlink
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SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 10 months ago
AES_Enjoyer@reddthat.com 10 months ago
No, nazis actually privatised a lot of formerly state-owned sectors of the economy
Gorilladrums@lemmy.world 10 months ago
They also nationalized other sectors. They were actually quite centrist economically.
tofubl@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
Edgy!
gian@lemmy.grys.it 10 months ago
Yes, but don"t say it to Musk’s haters…
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Who doesn’t hate Musk these days?
He’s pissed of everyone except the ones who want to be ruled by a technobro king.
Draegur@lemm.ee 10 months ago
seize it via eminent domain.
Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Oh my god, please. Just to see the temper tantrum from Musk.
theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yeah I mean the tax payers have literally already paid for all of both SpaceX and Starlink. The public paid for it, the public should own it.
bulwark@lemmy.world 10 months ago
They’re just following in the footsteps of Comcast. The FCC gave SpaceX/Starlink $885.5 million to provide rural broadband after they gave Comcast over $1 billion less than 5 years ago to do the same thing. Starlink actually works out there from what I understand, so I guess that’s something.
JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Works is a strong word. It’s a better choice than dialup or Hughesnet, but that’s damning with extremely faint praise. If you need to rely on it you might be in trouble. There are still gaps in the coverage where you will be dropped for a while.
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 10 months ago
The FCC revoked that award before it was given because starlink wasn’t meeting the speeds they needed to meet by the deadline 3 years in the future.
Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
The main problem is that starlink is not a viable ISP like Comcast. Relying on low earth orbit is extremely wasteful as you need to constantly launch more and more satellites. Starlink gives their satellites a 5 year lifespan where fiber can go on for 40 years or more. There are 7,500 starlink satellites, so we’re talking a constant replacement of satellites all falling into earth’s atmosphere, not being recycled.
Starlink is literal space trash waiting to happen.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 10 months ago
See what we should do…is look to the french for inspiration on guillotine designs. Why would anyone not want to get rid of this asshole? Why would anyone like it?
BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 10 months ago
They think he’s a tech god because he has money to burn, knows how to make himself look smart, knows how to slave drive, and knows how to cut corners without pissing off the wrong people.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 10 months ago
knows how to make himself look smart
He said, talking about the guy who did a nazi salute on national television, intentionally, and then turned around and did it again for the people in the back. In case there was anyone who missed it the first time.
fluxion@lemmy.world 10 months ago
At least, there was a time when that appeared to be the case
cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
iamkindasomeone@feddit.org 10 months ago
Reverse accelerating space ship. I like the idea!
kambusha@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Man, that was worth the wait!
seven_phone@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Hang on a minute, equivalents of SpaceX and Starlink could have naturally grown out of NASA, it was the obvious place for them to come from but NASA did not show that innovation and nationalisation of them might dilute their abilities. For clarity I am not suggesting the innovation came from Musk, he has no science or engineering, his talents are grifting, showmanship and taking credit for other people’s work, he is a natural figurehead though and seemed quite clear thinking until he lost his mind.
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 10 months ago
NASA has had it’s funding cut year after year for decades. It’s far easier to innovate when you have money to back up the r&d and testing.
fitgse@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Not just funding cuts, but it was heavily politicized and had its direction changed every 4 years. You can’t plan long term like that. It needs to be a government agency but not at the whim of the president or congress.
seven_phone@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I wasnt discussing underlying cause, whatever the reason for stifled innovation in some fields possibly evident in NASA it is likely preferable not to pull independent labs into NASA that are having success in these areas.