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Not worth the destruction of the nightsky or the waste of replacing the satellites every <5 years
by monkaiju 3y ago
Not worth the destruction of the nightsky or the waste of replacing the satellites every <5 years
- asadotzler 3y ago[flagged]
- manuelmoreale 3y agoI live in a rural location. No cable internet. I work in tech. Still, I’d personally not give up the night sky for a faster internet. But I see your point.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- AtlasBarfed 3y agoThere are multiple competing flotillas in the works. Ukraine shows this is a strategic military capability, so China and Europe will subsidiZe their own The ship has sailed.
- monkaiju 3y agoThis is a rwlaly defeatist attitude thats all to common in tech circles. Somehow techies are able to both say 'technology progress is great and needs to be embraced' but when a bad tech or aspect is pointed out they switch to 'its inevitable, the ships already sailed' Its both not true and shows a deep misunderstanding of technological development
- Dylan16807 3y agoWith millions of customers, I wouldn't say the replacement satellites are that bad. And the sky seems fine?
- feetsoup 3y agoI think what they're referring to is the global increase in light pollution they cause. This article goes over the consequences for both astronomy and the broader human experience if you're interested. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-023-01904-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-023-01904-2