Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo...
by rr808 on Saturday July 11, 2026 @10:06AM
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Its more the other way around. Its mostly used by the wealthiest few percent, the majority of the world has to pay for the damage it causes.
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Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo...
by lern_too_spel on Saturday July 11, 2026 @10:55AM
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As long as the externalities are paid for, I don't see the problem. Musk has made the world a worse place in many ways, but I don't see how this is one of them.
Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo...
by rr808 on Saturday July 11, 2026 @12:26PM
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this thread is about satellites cluttering the night sky. Is SpaceX paying for this? Not the mention the CO2 emissions of all the rockets.
Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo...
by lern_too_spel on Sunday July 12, 2026 @02:37AM
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You're right. Private launches are undertaxed. Launch cost used to be so prohibitive that it didn't matter, but regulation hasn't kept up.
Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo...
by sucrosesucrose on Saturday July 11, 2026 @03:06PM
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I price the externalities at infinite price. They cannot be paid.
Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo...
by lern_too_spel on Sunday July 12, 2026 @01:03AM
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You're saying if someone offered you a billion dollars to launch a satellite no different from most other satellites already in space, you would say, "No, thank you, madam!" I'm skeptical, but if you insist, I'll take you at your word.