[rowanG077]

I agree with this. But imo its pretty clear that cheap and easy access to the internet on the entire globe is a clear win.

[protimewaster]

The guy in charge of it has demonstrated that he'll cut people off from accessing it on a whim, though, so it's not really cheap and easy access for the entire globe. It's access for the selected people.

[rowanG077]

Doesn't that hold for all internet providers? I'm not familiar with SpaceX cutting people of, but that doesn't sound out of line compared to industry.

[zorak8me]

Other Internet providers at least have true boards of directors, shareholders with decision power, etc. One person doesn’t have the power to snap their fingers and make decisions based on how much ketamine they’re on at the time.

[rowanG077]

I'm sorry that I don't agree with you that a out of touch board of directors or shareholders are better from the get go than Musk.

[rlt]

Who did Starlink cut off? Russia, which is legally sanctioned and illegal for US companies to do business with?

[Scroll_Swe]

Killing Russian access was good, no?

[pixel_popping]

I understand that you want Russia to have access to it without interruption but until there is some sort of "International law" regarding those newer ways of providing Internet, politics will win.

[bluegatty]

Almost all of us already have that, and the rest can as well.

The problem is not 'space' - it's getting ourselves sufficiently organized.

[JKCalhoun]

The brief history of the internet suggests to me that this is not a clear win.

[rglullis]

It's already pretty cheap, global and universally available.

[rowanG077]

This is just not true. Not even electricity or hell water is globally available.