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Re:SpaceX gets $886M from FCC to subsidize Starlink in 35 st... by mulmen on Monday December 07, 2020 @06:10PM (#25339029)
Again, I disagree with the framing. Colonizing Mars and global warming are not wars, they are opportunities. There are countless ways humans can spend their time and energy but none of them exist in a vacuum. Progress anywhere is progress everywhere.
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Re:SpaceX gets $886M from FCC to subsidize Starlink in 35 st... by bumby on Monday December 07, 2020 @07:18PM (#25339696)
>they are opportunities

I mean, defense contractors look at hot wars as opportunities as well. And they do drive technology forward, perhaps even more than any other force in this discussion. But that's not to say they don't have negative externalities that shouldn't be ignored.

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