Of course it’s a serious argument. Anyone using telescopes or doing Astro photography now sees Starlink satellites leaving trails all over the place. And that’s with a small number compared to the 1 million satellites they are proposing. It’s a public resource that a private company is stealing from all of us.
You don't seem to understand image stacking technology or the deployment procedures of starlink satellites.
> It’s a public resource that a private company is stealing from all of us
Just because the government can't accomplish what private industry is doing doesn't mean it's "stealing".