SpaceX's private control of satellite internet concerns military leaders: report
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"We worry that if we order devices from Starlink, we'll fall into some sort of trap."

SpaceX’s Private Control Of Satellite Internet Concerns Military Leaders::Military leaders around the world have expressed concerns over the dominance of SpaceX founder Elon Musk when it comes to satellite-based internet services.

  • alsimoneau@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Right but filling LEO with trash, plus the pollution generated to make and send them there, plus endangering earth based astronomy on a global scale is not worth giving internet to 4 people per 100 squared kilometers.

    • Bo7a@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      I agree it is not a good thing. I just think that there is some balance. There are areas that will grow in population due to the availability of internet and jobs, which can alleviate some of the housing pressure in cities, reduce commutes, and make for more economic opportunities outside of the downtown cores that should die as more office work is made remote.

      And I think a lot of the remote areas that LEO-based internet access is giving internet to are much more populated than my special case in the middle of a forest in Canada.

      But even when I lived in more populated areas like small towns out West - There were hundreds of people commuting 1.5 to 2 hours each direction to get to work. Whole towns with 3 or 4k people, but only 4 or 5 businesses to get jobs at. The removal of some of that driving probably has a measurable positive effect.

      Again - I want to be clear. I also think there are better ways. And will support those better ways in their early development. But right now I don’t think the balance lies on the side of decommissioning or kneecapping of these services as the right choice.