"In hindsight, it was a mistake for SpaceX to send (Ukraine) thousands of free Starlink dishes and millions of dollars a month in free service at the beginning of the war," the post reads.

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[–] 12 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

No one should be using starlink. It has been shown to be completely untrustworthy as a service both by Elon and how it has been used and abused by foreign governments.

The sooner Europe, China and all these other regions build their own, the better.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

    Yes, because even more satellites in lLEO is exactly what humanity needs right now, we still. Don't have enough pollution and Kessler was just a pussy, right?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 hours ago

    If we could have a worldwide apolitical setup that made better use of the night sky that we love then that would be best, but we can't. The ability to communicate in this way is a geopolitical necessity in any modern warfare. Space and AI are the new arms race

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