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A few days ago people were telling me the Starlink was brilliant because it gave small African villages with no mains electricity an internet connection to shar

by ben_w 4mo ago

A few days ago people were telling me the Starlink was brilliant because it gave small African villages with no mains electricity an internet connection to share. This kind of behaviour does rather dampen the value proposition for such people.

naturalmovement 4mo ago
Do you think tech bros who voluntarily choose to live in the woods should pay the same subsidized price as a rural African schoolhouse? Equity and all that.
- ben_w 4mo ago
  It doesn't matter what I think in this case (I have already decided to not give Musk any money), what matters here is what Musk thinks and does, and how the actual real market reacts to that.
- verzali 4mo ago
  I don't think Mr Musk cares, do u?