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You think it’s awesome that there’s a monopoly? And it’s owned by a single, politically derelict insane man? I agree the pace of change is amazing. I marvel at
by jonplackett 2y ago
You think it’s awesome that there’s a monopoly? And it’s owned by a single, politically derelict insane man?
I agree the pace of change is amazing. I marvel at everything spacex does. The starship catch was ridiculous.
But no competition always leads somewhere really bad eventually
- TrapLord_Rhodo 2y agopolitically derelict? he's not a politician, how can he be derelict? From my perspective he's pretty politically deligent... I think what you mean is you disagree with his policies.
- rm445 2y agoA (temporary) monopoly is not as bad in something that wouldn't otherwise exist. If Elon Musk concentrated only on cars, or SpaceX had had another couple of launch failures and gone bust, this functionality might be 40 years away. Not to say you're wrong, we all benefit from competition in the long run. We get it from a level playing field and preventing natural monopolists from locking the gate behind them.
- jonplackett 2y agoI agree a (temporary) monopoly is totally OK. Normal in fact. But the parent comment was specifically celebrating a long term, unassailable monopoly.
- nwienert 2y agoIf you read it uncharitably. If you read it charitably, the “it’s awesome” can be referring to how quickly they made something work that otherwise wouldn’t for many more years.
- jonplackett 2y ago> Starlink has a constellation two orders of magnitude bigger than any competitor. It’s over. And IMO it’s awesome I feel like you are being overly charitable. The ‘it’s awesome’ comes directly after the ‘it’s over’ But TBH I’m pretty cyclical at the best of times.