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Its more the other way around. Its mostly used by the wealthiest few percent, the majority of the world has to pay for the damage it causes.
by rr808 4mo ago
Its more the other way around. Its mostly used by the wealthiest few percent, the majority of the world has to pay for the damage it causes.
- lern_too_spel 4mo agoAs long as the externalities are paid for, I don't see the problem. Musk has made the world a worse place in many ways, but I don't see how this is one of them.
- rr808 4mo agothis thread is about satellites cluttering the night sky. Is SpaceX paying for this? Not the mention the CO2 emissions of all the rockets.
- lern_too_spel 4mo agoYou're right. Private launches are undertaxed. Launch cost used to be so prohibitive that it didn't matter, but regulation hasn't kept up.
- sucrosesucrose 4mo agoI price the externalities at infinite price. They cannot be paid.
- lern_too_spel 4mo agoYou're saying if someone offered you a billion dollars to launch a satellite no different from most other satellites already in space, you would say, "No, thank you, madam!" I'm skeptical, but if you insist, I'll take you at your word.