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Re:SpaceX – Starfall by senordevnyc on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @09:52PM (#50374526)
I don't really understand this perspective. The margins for data centers are such that they could pay massive subsidies to state and local governments and put them in the middle of nowhere with BTM power, and almost all that opposition would evaporate overnight. And you'd still come out way ahead of space-based DCs. They're not doing this yet because they don't have to.
Re:SpaceX – Starfall by zardo on Thursday November 05, 2026 @07:11PM (#50386436)
Maybe they could if they weren't trying to get those governments to compete against each other with tax breaks.
Re:SpaceX – Starfall by senordevnyc on Thursday November 05, 2026 @09:17PM (#50387310)
Agreed, but giving up tax breaks and instead paying extra taxes or whatever to the localities who will accept DCs will still be cheaper than space DCs, at least for awhile.