[mfatica]

If you've ever looked up at the sky at night in a dark area I don't think you could honestly say it's "dead emptiness". It's fascinating to gaze up at the stars and taking that away would be a tragedy

[the8472]

It is very dead and very empty. Sure, it looks pretty and is useful for astrophysics. But compare that to the utility of global, low-latency internet.