Re:Astronomers push for global debate on giant satellite swarms
by mrpopo on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @09:33PM
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If your government is bad at installing fiber/high-speed internet connectivity to a not-so-rural town of 160,000, you have to fix your government, don't just throw money at global unregulated corporations. This is a common thread in the US/Canada where governments are so bad at their job that people just came to hate the idea of public infrastructure as a result.
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Re:Astronomers push for global debate on giant satellite swarms
by robscallsign on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @09:41PM
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In this instance I feel like loudly claiming that I'm paying for Starlink is the best use of my consumer voice. There are dozens of us!
Re:Astronomers push for global debate on giant satellite swarms
by mrpopo on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @11:04PM
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You're not just a consumer though, you are a citizen living in a democratic country, and by giving up on the latter, you are passively eroding it.
Re:Astronomers push for global debate on giant satellite swarms
by lp0_on_fire on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @10:17PM
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Is it that hard to believe that when government (or any entity) _consistently_ does a shit job people will look to alternatives?
Re:Astronomers push for global debate on giant satellite swarms
by mrpopo on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @11:03PM
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Sure I believe that. It's happening more and more around the world.
The problem is that the alternative isn't democratically elected, can't be held accountable for what it's doing and doesn't have any incentives to consider a long-term view that considers the well-being of all citizens.