So in addition to cluttering up low earth orbit, wrecking terrestrial astronomy, creating the potential for a Kessler Syndrome cascade which could close access to space, and creating a national security nightmare, Starlink internet access is a climate catastrophe using up to 30 times more carbon footprint per internet subscriber than land based internet.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2394949-starlink-carbon-footprint-up-to-30-times-size-of-land-based-internet/

Starlink carbon footprint up to 30 times size of land-based internet

The satellite internet services provided by SpaceX Starlink, Eutelsat OneWeb or Amazon Kuiper will come with a carbon footprint much higher than that associated with land-based alternatives

New Scientist
@mastodonmigration Couldn't read it... I don't want to be a subscriber... but when it's all said and done and the aliens come and try to figure out what caused the end of human civilization they will most probably conclude it was #TheInternet. Considered generally and likely empirically too, the #Internet hasn't been worth its cost to humanity... 🤩