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by Causality1 1874 days ago
Even if they weren't, we can't have everything. Do you know how crippled a huge chunk of the world's population is without robust internet access? I have two telescopes in my house and I would give up looking at the sky forever if it meant my cousin's kids got to attend Zoom class instead of having to work from take-home materials.
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Exactly.

This is akin to people complaining about how wind mills ruin their views of things.

I know that these sats will affect many telescopic observations, but that's been happening a long time. In most cases, satellite streaks are algorithmically removed.

Your country doesn't seem to deploy infrastructure

You've likely got mains power and probably water (Sure I know some places are off the grid competely, but it's rare). Why don't those cables have fibre along side them to connect you.

Because, gasp, they might be paying for something that would benefit others more than themselves. The US is the world's richest 3rd world country.
The US is not the world. The US could have invested in their infrastructure, but they don't want to. Starship is a solution to an American problem.
Assuming you mean Starlink, what makes you think poor internet availability is a uniquely American problem? 13.4 percent of American households don't have internet access, compared to 10 percent of Europeans and 44.9 percent of households in Asia.