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In this thread. A bunch of people who've never had to use the prior remote internet solutions that existed prior to Starlink. For a good chunk of the world, Starlink is actually game changing.
I spent the better part of the last decade working in remote locations, including the high arctic and and rural indigenous communities. Starlink is both fast and affordable compared to the prior solutions. Hell, I even personally worked on hundred million dollar fibre optic line projects, that were hundreds of millions over budget, trying to get these communities connected. Starlink is hands down the better choice, unless you really wanted to put your data centre in Fort Good Hope for some unknown reason.
If Elon wasn't attached to this project, I'd bet the ratio of negative comments would be lower.
I own property in a very rural place and I don’t want it messing up our night sky view.
Guess what, we also have great internet in this very rural place already, too, because they ran cable and put cell towers out there. That’s all it takes.
You are the very definition of privileged, compared to most remote users. And your comment is as close to textbook NIMBY as I've ever seen. Plus a healthy dose of "fuck em, I got mine".
well when your backyard is the night sky for the entire globe you can call me a NIMBY when it comes to starlink's glowing sattelite trains