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"Lose" sounds passive, like it just happened. We "lose" our keys. "Smothered" or "Cast away" might be better terms. Like what we're doing to beaches with plast
by spodek 6y ago
"Lose" sounds passive, like it just happened. We "lose" our keys.
"Smothered" or "Cast away" might be better terms. Like what we're doing to beaches with plastic. We worked hard to create what blocks out the stars and covers the sands, as well as much of our other connections to once pristine nature. We know when we launch satellites, build smokestacks, drive where we could walk, and choose to fly.
We can fool ourselves that we didn't know, but as Feynman said, "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.", but also "Reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled."
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- mellosouls 6y agoIt's even worse than that as your alternatives themselves imply acquiescence. Starlink is a commercial operation intended to make money for its investors, none of whom asked for permission to do this, they just did it. These fundamental things are being stolen from us by people with a stronger sense for coin than decency.
- CDSlice 6y ago> Starlink is a commercial operation intended to make money for its investors, none of whom asked for permission to do this, they just did it. This is completely wrong, in order to launch Starlink SpaceX had to get approval from the FAA. You can't just stick whatever you want in space.
- mellosouls 6y agoVery parochial take. The FAA is a US agency. You do realise Starlink is polluting the skies outside of America?
- CDSlice 6y agoI’m not saying that SpaceX themselves asked people outside of the US, but that they did get permission from the FAA which has to make sure any satellite constellations they authorize abide by various international treaties about the use of space. Also you are moving the goalposts, your original post claimed that SpaceX didn’t ask anyone for permission which is completely false.