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Maru Kitteh

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3. Musk wants so much more than money.

Reply to Kid Berwyn (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 19, 2024, 09:06 PM

Oct 2024

Musk owns more than 2/3 of the world's satellites, and has plans to put over 40,000 operating satellites in orbit. Why do you suppose that is? Look around at your life and the life of your loved ones. What if someone had a temper tantrum and turned off all the satellites tonight? How difficult would it suddenly be to get information about what's going on? What about your banking and utilities? How confident are you that you would be able to rely on them with no satellites? What is a trip to the gas station or the grocery store going to look like?

He'll take your money, sure, but that's not his goal.

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