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He can blow his money on 1 million satellites that will all decay back into the atmosphere within a few years

by konschubert 6mo ago

smackeyacky 6mo ago
Why should he be allowed to pollute the night sky like that?
- Tadpole9181 6mo ago
  Not to mention the planet. Launching satellites takes an incredible amount of fuel.
squidbeak 6mo ago
Decay and be replaced. You make it sound as if this is short term, like flinging confetti up in the air, instead of long term, like tiling a roof.
throw0101a 6mo ago
> He can blow his money on 1 million satellites that will all decay back into the atmosphere within a few years He can also 'blow' his money on helping people by giving them opportunities: > In 1993, Harris Rosen “adopted” a run-down, drug-infested section of Orlando called Tangelo Park. Rosen offers free preschool for all children prior to kindergarten and a free college education for high school graduates. Today, the high school graduation rate for Tangelo Park is 100 percent. And no, that is not a typo. * https://www.ucf.edu/pegasus/harris-rosen/ https://www.ucf.edu/pegasus/harris-rosen/ * https://www.today.com/news/millionaire-uses-fortune-help-kids-struggling-town-1c9373666 https://www.today.com/news/millionaire-uses-fortune-help-kid...
- nailer 6mo ago
  Helping people with ALS speak again seems worthy, as does helping humanity become a multi planetary species.
  - throw0101a 6mo ago
    Is throwing up "1 million satellites" going to do those things? How about running DOGE and gutting USAID? Or helping Trump get elected? Was that a worthy endeavour? How's that working out for the average American (or anyone else on the planet) with four dollar gas and five dollar diesel?
    - nailer 6mo ago
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      - lostlogin 6mo ago
        > Bringing satellite coverage to world, including Iran and Ukraine is noble, yes. Are we including cutting off Ukraine’s coverage at keys times? Or Russian usage? No need to discuss the DOGE bit, no one believes that trillion dollar saving was real. ‘Musk the Noble’ sure has a smell to it.
        nailer 6mo ago
        > cutting off Ukraine’s coverage at keys times? The only 'key times' were Ukrainian military usage of Starlink inside Russia. Ukraine was given Starlink to use to defend Ukraine, not attack Russia. > Or Russian usage? Which was explicitly identified and cut off. > No need to discuss the DOGE bit Exactly. Nobody can defend fraud and abuse. Since your main issue is that the savings weren't as big as expected it sounds like you know that.
        lostlogin 6mo ago
        > The only 'key times' were Ukrainian military usage of Starlink inside Russia. Ukraine was given Starlink to use to defend Ukraine, not attack Russia. Fighting without hurting the enemy? What’s the point? The approach of the Trump administration is just letting Ukraine bleed out. Russian starlink usage has only just been cut off, how many years did that take? > Nobody can defend fraud and abuse This administration is anti-fraud and anti-abuse?

He can blow his money on 1 million satellites that will all decay back into the atmosphere within a few years

smackeyacky 6mo ago

Why should he be allowed to pollute the night sky like that?

Tadpole9181 6mo ago
Not to mention the planet. Launching satellites takes an incredible amount of fuel.

squidbeak 6mo ago

Decay and be replaced. You make it sound as if this is short term, like flinging confetti up in the air, instead of long term, like tiling a roof.

throw0101a 6mo ago

> He can blow his money on 1 million satellites that will all decay back into the atmosphere within a few years He can also 'blow' his money on helping people by giving them opportunities: > In 1993, Harris Rosen “adopted” a run-down, drug-infested section of Orlando called Tangelo Park. Rosen offers free preschool for all children prior to kindergarten and a free college education for high school graduates. Today, the high school graduation rate for Tangelo Park is 100 percent. And no, that is not a typo. * https://www.ucf.edu/pegasus/harris-rosen/ https://www.ucf.edu/pegasus/harris-rosen/ * https://www.today.com/news/millionaire-uses-fortune-help-kids-struggling-town-1c9373666 https://www.today.com/news/millionaire-uses-fortune-help-kid...

nailer 6mo ago
Helping people with ALS speak again seems worthy, as does helping humanity become a multi planetary species.
- throw0101a 6mo ago
  Is throwing up "1 million satellites" going to do those things? How about running DOGE and gutting USAID? Or helping Trump get elected? Was that a worthy endeavour? How's that working out for the average American (or anyone else on the planet) with four dollar gas and five dollar diesel?
  - nailer 6mo ago
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    - lostlogin 6mo ago
      > Bringing satellite coverage to world, including Iran and Ukraine is noble, yes. Are we including cutting off Ukraine’s coverage at keys times? Or Russian usage? No need to discuss the DOGE bit, no one believes that trillion dollar saving was real. ‘Musk the Noble’ sure has a smell to it.
      - nailer 6mo ago
        > cutting off Ukraine’s coverage at keys times? The only 'key times' were Ukrainian military usage of Starlink inside Russia. Ukraine was given Starlink to use to defend Ukraine, not attack Russia. > Or Russian usage? Which was explicitly identified and cut off. > No need to discuss the DOGE bit Exactly. Nobody can defend fraud and abuse. Since your main issue is that the savings weren't as big as expected it sounds like you know that.
        lostlogin 6mo ago
        > The only 'key times' were Ukrainian military usage of Starlink inside Russia. Ukraine was given Starlink to use to defend Ukraine, not attack Russia. Fighting without hurting the enemy? What’s the point? The approach of the Trump administration is just letting Ukraine bleed out. Russian starlink usage has only just been cut off, how many years did that take? > Nobody can defend fraud and abuse This administration is anti-fraud and anti-abuse?