Mastodon MigrationSo 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.
Dave Mc@mastodonmigration paywall, so I can't see the article. I wonder how that's calculated? It takes a lot of resources to dig up streets to lay fibre. Is it just on the 30w that it costs to run the Starlink terminals compared to significantly less for a fibre modern?
Karl Baron@guigsy @mastodonmigration A lot of people who use starlink are also far beyond “streets”. My parents have to ford a river to go anywhere