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Re:What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know not... by jmye on Sunday May 18, 2025 @11:37PM (#44026344)
I don’t think StarLink was built to improve lives. See: how it’s being used as a control and power mechanism.
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Re:What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know not... by ta1243 on Monday May 19, 2025 @05:46AM (#44028035)
Starlink was built to provide a customer for large numbers of space launches.
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Re:What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know not... by jmye on Monday May 19, 2025 @07:50PM (#44036252)
Maybe in part, but you build an ISP (and then strong arm people into using it) because you want to control the data and the access. Especially when you clearly prioritize those things in your side jobs.
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