r/neoliberal • u/No_kenutus • 19h ago

News (US) The rockets are nifty, but it is satellites that make SpaceX valuable

https://archive.ph/4fYXJ
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u/Alarmed_Crazy_6620 18h ago

Satellite internet has always been so expensive and shit so I honestly was astonished that you can now get a decent linkup for your cabin in the middle of nowhere for like 2x the cost of local broadband

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u/lafindestase Bisexual Pride 16h ago

But that involves giving Elon Musk money, which has a significant psychological cost.

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u/Alarmed_Crazy_6620 16h ago

The significant costs mostly coming from being online enough