Comment by autoexec
13 hours ago
> Starlink has made connectivity cheaper and more available.
Yeah that's working out great for the average American isn't it (https://natlawreview.com/press-releases/2026-consumer-trust-...)
> Earth imaging has made various food production processes more efficient.
I'm not even going to bother sourcing the fact that food prices have only massively gone up negating any gains in productivity. The average American struggling to buy basics like eggs and meat aren't feasting on more efficient food production.
> Weather forecasts have become more accurate.
I'm sure the growing homeless population is happy to know they can better predict the weather they'll be sleeping in.
This is all totally worth supporting a nazi billionaire
> that's working out great for the average American isn't it
Yeah. It did. My neighbour’s rates went up. He switched to Starlink.
> not even going to bother sourcing the fact that food prices have only massively gone up negating
This is like arguing fertilisers are useless because prices went up.
> homeless population
Not super relevant!
> all totally worth supporting a nazi billionaire
Nobody said that. But it doesn’t mean the benefits go away.
weather forecasts is really good right now (in my experience forecast for rain/cloud cover/wind speed at hour granularity is amazingly good) and earth imaging for food production has been done for decades. I do not think SpaceX has improved nor will improve on these.
SpaceX’s main customer is Starlink. With that in mind: if Starlink takes over all the ISPs in the world its market value should be comparable to Comcast - $89 Billion.
> do not think SpaceX has improved nor will improve on these
It has massively improved both. The cost, resolution and frequency of imaging has decreased alongside launch cost.
> if Starlink takes over all the ISPs in the world its market value should be comparable to Comcast - $89 Billion
Why? Comcast isn't "all the ISPs in the world." (And Comcast doesn't get defence contracts to build and maintain military networks.)