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I’m supposed to “think of the astronomers” when billions of people will get cheaper internet and advance humanity? Astronomers can find ways around this, we can
by seibelj 6y ago
I’m supposed to “think of the astronomers” when billions of people will get cheaper internet and advance humanity? Astronomers can find ways around this, we can’t stop progress for 0.0000000001% of the population.
- bamboozled 6y agoAre you entitled to clean air when 0.000000000001% of the population can make billions from selling fossil fuels ?
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- dakna 6y agoAir pollution results in a higher death rate and is a public health issue. Light pollution is certainly a problem, but probably not on the same scale.
- bamboozled 6y agoThis point I'm making here is that it's really just a matter of perspectives.
- jessaustin 6y agoEven if one might quibble with the premise, parent's point is that the fortunes of the many outweigh those of the few. Your point is what... the converse? I don't think I can agree.
- bamboozled 6y agoThat is only because it’s the view of some peope this will be of net benefit to the world, flossing over some of the more obvious problems we are seeing the Internet cause today. Surveillance, disinformation, interference in democratic process to name a few.
- cblconfederate 6y agothere are already many satellite internet companies. Where are the billions you are talking about?
- AQuantized 6y agoThe night sky isn't only available to some elite group of people. Although it's certainly difficult to see in cities due to the extremely high levels of light pollution. I recall an anecdote about power going out in a major city and residents calling the police up to report bright lights in the sky they had never seen before. We should be trying to control our light pollution and space litter instead of increasing it, however. Seeing the galaxy with naked eyes shouldn't be alien to everyday people. The reality is even quite poor countries are able to secure high quality internet for reasonable cost with appropriate policy. This isn't an otherwise unsolvable problem.
- jrott 6y agoThinking about space litter is a long term thing for other satellites as well. There comes a point where it starts making harder to guarantee that other satellites won't be affected.