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For the third time, you cannot separate the grifter from the grift. That's not "Fuck Elon", that's "starlink is not, and never will be, what was promised"
Similarly, you can't weigh an abstract possibility versus a real cost. You want the conversation to be some philosophical discourse about social vs societal value. But it's not that, it's a real situation right now.
And in this real life situation, we have to evaluate what starlink actually is - - a failed toy for wealthy early adopters - - and not what some abstract "could be".
Especially when we know for a fact that any public promises of that potential are certainly intended to mislead and not inform.
so this is just an anti-Elon conversation right? It doesn't feel like an honest conversation about the actual topic.
We agree, Fuck Elon, been great talking. Cheers
It's definitely not an honest conversation when you've deliberately and repeatedly chosen to misunderstand what's being said.
It's time to grow up and stop believing hucksters and grifters.
I'm not misunderstanding. You are calling it a failed toy, when it works. It's definitely being used by the Ukrainian military and was considered essential, that's why it was in the news when Elon disconnected it for a day, and why America and other sources are paying for it in the Ukraine. They wouldn't be doing that for a failed toy.
For almost the same price as setting up traditional internet at your house, you could do get Starlink and see for yourself. My buddy has it, and it works just fine.
Starlink has shown tangible benefits. The issue is that the satellites are interrupting deep space study. That should be the conversation, but some reason it just keeps coming back to Musk. It's a waste of a conversation.
If he gets abducted by aliens today, then what? Starlink doesn't just disappear. Neither do electric cars. These things will go on without him