The first few iterations were good, when they went mass market they let quality go.

A year is actually quite a short time (in terms of deorbiting).

As for your previous question yes a collision at starlink orbit could send some shrapnel to higher orbit planes however a majority would be in highly eccentric orbits that would decay quickly on the low end.

The issue would be a starlink collision then hitting something in a higher orbit causing Kessler syndrome in that orbit. The odds of this are still next to zero but never zero.

For your question, no. There's no way for an object to have an orbit that doesn't intersect the same altitude where an impulse happened. They could be knocked into an eccentric orbit, but it at least has to have the lowest point at the highest point of the Starlink network.

This is not to say it can't hit something else after that changes the perigee at a later point in it's orbit, thus lifting it higher. For a single collusion though, no, at least with the collision alone.

I mean... it's not. One problem solves itself over time if not touched, the other is permanent and prevents us from leaving the planet.

I mean, no it's not.

Kessler syndrome is about a chain reaction that destroys everything in orbit and keeps us from accessing space for years.

Ruining your view is not "nearly as bad". That makes you sound like one of those folks on Martha's Vineyard, opposing offshore wind turbines that local communities desperately need, because they'll "ruin the view".

The night sky is also polluted by your home's lighting and car headlights but that doesn't seem to be a problem for most people.

You seem to know a lot about these limits, can you elaborate?

I don't think there are actual physics limitations on network capacity right now

*one guy who is ruining the planet and purposely pushing laws that eradicate queer and trans people

I live in a country praised for its IT industry, digital government and whatever

I got off ADSL in 2024. Fucking lol. I don't even live on a farm or anything. Lucky to receive fiber though, now they want to prioritize 5G home connections instead.

I have a place in the boonies and I use starlink. I find it to be vastly superior to the only other semi-viable option, line of site. Speeds aren't as great as they use to be and I'll be happy to change when another better or similar option comes along.

I do experience mico-outages every few days. Like a 1 to 2 second drop that I would only notice with vid chats or gaming.

I do have a media server and surf the seven seas. Starlink is crap for that, so I found a new home for it as I move my residence out here.