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>It already stands to be the most positive technological development for my life since I've been living.

Video streaming? Smartphones? Wikipedia? Google maps? CRISPR? mRNA vaccines?

Some things about me are probably pretty atypical, but I'll say starlink beats every one of those (for me specifically!) handily. Wikipedia comes closer. Maybe I live long enough to benefit from CRISPR, but I suspect that's for other -- wealthier people. If I end up being able to afford any CRISPR treatments it'll be because of Starlink.

Starlink is going to enable me to own a home without a mortgage. It will allow me to make good money while living in one of the cheapest places in the country. This lets me move the goalposts on success so I have to do significantly less just to feed myself and my family. Suddenly retiring by 35 seems conceivable. I can do work I want instead of what's available. Nothing else on that list comes close for me.

Superfast internet anywhere on the globe will intensify

video streaming, Smartphones, Wikipedia, Google maps, CRISPR, mRNA vaccines

everywhere

There's already sufficiently fast internet in most places. This is like comparing the societal impact of the Ford Model T to the latest race car.

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