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Starlink _is_ publicly funded infrastructure, to the tune of $885M of subsidies through federal aid for rural broadband. We have the technology to send the inte
by trothamel 5y ago
Starlink _is_ publicly funded infrastructure, to the tune of $885M of subsidies through federal aid for rural broadband. We have the technology to send the internet down from space, and arguably with a lower environmental impact than running fiber to the same places.
Building physical infrastructure isn't without environmental cost.