Amazon’s Constellation of 3,236 Satellites Has Astronomers Freaked Out
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Other examples of not accounting external cost: There is no cost of fishing all the fish in the ocean. There is no cost of polluting the oceans. There is no cost of cutting down rain forest Space junk something that will eventually have a cost
There is an environmental flaw of external cost in the current capitalism economic system which we cannot afford to ignore.
Thus I argue in current capitalism system we do not pay for pollution it’s “free” but there is a real cost for others. Thus the system is fundamentally flawed and needs to be fixed! Ops engineer comment.
1. Little African Johnnie who's sister just died of dysentery because they couldn't call around for help from lack of infrastructure doesn't care that rich astronomers can't take pictures.
2. Capitalism is once again polluting our society.
there are other places than low earth orbit for infrastructure
If people find their humanity and build the alternative infrastructure the satellites will just fall out of the sky pretty quick due to their short lifespan and low orbit.
You've just done 2. and I replied 1. in a pointless conversation. QED
It's a worthwhile tradeoff, in my opinion, to inconvenience a branch of science that's unlikely in the near term to produce research that immediately benefits humanity. Conversely, projects like Starlink solve an immediate problem (access to communication infrastructure in underdeveloped areas) and are sufficiently designed to account for the eventuality of their purpose expiring. These satellites were never meant to be permanent fixtures in the sky.
Astronomers complaining about streaks in the sky seems a bit like a retiree complaining that the new hospital they're building across the lake ruins the view from his kitchen window.