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pintxo • today at 3:45 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

To be fair, the majority of satellites now seems to exist because "money" will trump any citizen concerns every time.


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bix6 • today at 3:57 PM

Agreed, I should’ve added that as the other overriding case

wat10000 • today at 6:38 PM

In other words, millions of people not only want those satellites to be there, but are willing to part with some of their hard-earned cash to make it happen.

This isn't some nefarious plot to manipulate the market or irradiate all the gold in Fort Knox or something. That scare-quoted "money" comes from providing useful services to people who want to pay for them. Yes, it turns out that millions of people wanting high-speed communication for their rural homes trumps people who get angry that they have to run their astrophotography through some software.

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