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I have no opposition whatsoever to paying for Starlink service - but how much can service actually cost? Transit for a few terabytes of data must be on the orde
by mikeyouse 4y ago
I have no opposition whatsoever to paying for Starlink service - but how much can service actually cost? Transit for a few terabytes of data must be on the order of dollars per day. I guess if the terminal sales price was greatly marked down and they intend to make the rest up on service charges -- even then, this is more of an "opportunity cost" than an actual cost, no?
- realgeniushere 4y agoOpportunity cost is no less real than other kinds of costs. If not for the cost, their bank account would have a higher number in it.
- mikeyouse 4y agoIt's explicitly a less real type of cost. If you have a bank account with $100 in it, a $10 daily expense will deplete your account in 10 days. A $10 daily opportunity cost would never deplete your account.
- indecisive_user 4y ago>A $10 daily opportunity cost would never deplete your account Well that's assuming you have no expenses. In your example the difference between realizing the opportunity cost or not is the difference between 10 days of runway and paying the bills in perpetuity. Bills pile up no matter what, so there's only a limited amount of opportunity cost you can afford to eat.
- realgeniushere 4y agoFor almost all situations, running out of cash is not a factor.