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[-] Sheeple@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago

Great as if we needed more inefficient communication satellite systems made by tech illiterate billionaires, resulting in no benefit for anyone and ultimately only more garbage in orbit

Strange how that seems to be a common theme huh

[-] m13@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

You’re right. This kind of technology might be cool if we lived in a egalitarian world where the technology was a benefit for all humans and built thoughtfully.

Instead we live in an increasingly fascist hellworld where this shit is just going to be one of many competing projects by tech overlords who are just going to pollute our world with more garbage.

[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 12 points 10 months ago

If it was NASA building a global Internet satellite network, I'd be all for it.

Instead it's these two douchebags.

[-] biofaust@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

And a huge disruption of astronomical research.

[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

On one hand, the emergence of these technologies is pretty exciting from an evolution standpoint, and it points to the possibility of a bright future for humanity. On the other, unfortunately, most of these developments will be gatekept by billionaires with the implicit purpose of enriching the select few.

Maybe one day we'll all be able to benefit equilaterally.

[-] essteeyou@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

I don't disagree with your general point, but "tech illiterate"?

[-] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

Margorie Taylor Greene sees the basis for a new conspiracy theory!

[-] jagungal@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Until Bezos buys her too

[-] oakey66@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Yay. More space junk.

[-] Rosco@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

We're so fucked when Kessler syndrome will be in full effect.

[-] wahming@monyet.cc 2 points 10 months ago

Not in LEO. There's a reason starlink is losing dozens of satellites every month

this post was submitted on 18 Dec 2023
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