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Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo... by digitaltrees on Saturday July 11, 2026 @03:02PM (#48874746)
I didn’t say I am against change. I said I am against one man owning a monopoly on a common good.

If technological progress requires monopolies and the road toward serfdom is that really a path we want?

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Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo... by electriclove on Saturday July 11, 2026 @03:32PM (#48875023)
There are other companies who have also begun and there will other countries doing it as well.
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Re:SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites – fo... by digitaltrees on Saturday July 11, 2026 @11:09PM (#48877925)
That’s good. But we are a long way from a competitive market.
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