"People in rural Africa should not have internet because I want an unobstructed view of the stars" ...is not a good argument.
The only good place for a telescope is the far side of the moon.
The only good place for a telescope is the far side of the moon.
Here is a 2016 report (see link in this CNN story)
https://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/19/africa/africa-afrobaromet...
that found:
"In Africa, less than one in three people have a proper drainage system, half of the population live in areas without paved roads, and only 63% have access to piped water. Yet, 93% of Africans have cell phone service."
Over the course of the next five years, 4G and 5G coverage in Africa will likely cover 95% of the population.
The really strange thing about Starlink is that there really seems to be no business case. It seems almost like it's based on taking the half-assed broadband coverage in the US, and extrapolating to the rest of the world by assuming it must be worse.
[1]: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/23/how-elon-... [2]: https://www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/why-did-elon-musk-...
Musk said so himself. Delivering Internet to the 3rd world or even emerging countries is not part of the agenda.
Stop fooling yourself.
"Not to go bankrupt" was only the response to a question about taking Starlink public. Please don't spread lies by taking quotes out of context.
It's neither a lie nor out of context, especially given the fact that every single other satellite internet [edit]startup[/edit] went bankrupt.
So please, enlighten me as to how this is a lie or taken out of context.