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  1. "Is having another source of internet worth losing access to unobstructed stargazing for yourself and nearly every other person on the planet?" theconversation.com/amp/spacexs-starlink-satellites-are-about-to-ruin-stargazing-for-everyone-149516?__twitter_impression=true
    1. …in reply to @v21
      the feeling of a baseline shifting for the worse. future generations won't even know what they're missing.
      1. …in reply to @v21
        also there's the whole thing where with so many satellites, the chances of collision increase hugely. and if two objects collide in orbit, the collision is likely to produce lots of high velocity debris, which increases the chance of further collisions... scientificamerican.com/article/spacexs-starlink-could-cause-cascades-of-space-junk/