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How much is it really costing them? When the satellites fly overhead they either transmits data or not. The cost of operating the satellite is the same. There a

• clouddrover 4y ago
  The money is beside the point. Musk is an attention seeking narcissist. He proposed making Starlink available to Ukraine because he thought it would make him look good and provide a lot of free advertising. Musk then went on to advise Ukraine to submit to Russia for which he received Russia's praise: https://futurism.com/the-byte/russia-loves-elon-musk-now https://futurism.com/the-byte/russia-loves-elon-musk-now In response, Ukraine (correctly) told Musk to fuck off: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/04/zelenskiy-hits-back-as-elon-musk-sets-up-twitter-poll-on-annexed-areas https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/04/zelenskiy-hits... And then this talk of turning off Starlink access was Musk's petty retaliation. Musk admitted as much when he said, "We're just following his recommendation": https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1580819437824839681 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1580819437824839681 It's exactly the kind of temper tantrum you can expect when dealing with a personality like Musk's.