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Starlink is a continuation of giving away radio frequency bands, which doesn't thrill me, but it's not the worst offender.

The space it consumes in space isn't really concerning though. It's a tiny fraction of the potential total satellites. It's in low enough orbit that the satellites deorbit instead of consuming space in space forever. It's a huge economic driver for further access to space for everyone since it finances launch systems.

No one else wants that space right now, so why not let spacex borrow it.

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>No one else wants that space right now

I know radio astronomers who might have a few choice words about that statement

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Na, they also want the em spectrum not the physical space. The problem for them isn't that the satellites take up too much space (they don't - physically they obscure basically nothing even for astronomers) but that they're too "bright".