[User23]

I have a Starlink deposit down and I still have my doubts about the merits of that trade-off. My reasoning is amateur astronomy is ruined anyhow so I may as well be able to stream Netflix on more devices and as a side benefit tech monopolies will be able to further extend their influence.

Which, frankly, feels rather sordid.

And in any event Starlink is nothing compared to the assholes planning satellite billboards.

[Diederich]

The real good that will come out of Starlink isn't from people like you and I, it'll be from people very poor countries and regions.

The money you and I put into it are bootstrapping bringing Internet access to hundreds of millions who would otherwise not get it.

[m4rtink]

Not to mention Starlink also indirectly funding Starship, the first realistic attempt on a full RLV. That in itself is HUGE and can bring immeasurable good in the future by opening acces to space for many.