>>2448707np!
i can see both sides to it though.
on one hand, something LIKE starlink is a huge boon for humanity as a whole; rural/wilderness internet access is a good thing; for example areas with shit topography which rules out cellular or coax/copper lines; or for search/rescue/firefighting operations, disaster recovery and such.
but on the other there's only so much room in that orbit (debris concerns, collisions, and of course -- impact on the night sky)
but right now in 2022, starlink is massively more beneficial than any drawbacks. the real issue is preventing too much development up there (bezos wants his dick in the orbital internet pie for example). pretty neutral towards musk; granted neuralink is a disaster waiting to happen, and tesla's absolute lack of privacy is a deal breaker. but if he's true to his word on 'free speech' then he's a damn sight better than other ISP's who will almost certainly cave towards censorship in the near to medium term.
all that said, i've only seen a single starlink train, and it was over in like 30 seconds, then it was back to normal. (for reference i'm in rural lane county OR). the blinking of cell towers, aircraft, and other comm-sats were still there though. it wasn't enough to distort my night vision, the milky was still very very visible without a telescope.
i don't see the point of all the kvetching, city/suburban people might occasionally see it when out on their yearly camping trip, rural folks would most likely gladly trade the prospect of workable internet for the infrequent disruption to their pristine night sky, and professional astronomers can easily filter out the trains programmatically. It honestly sounds a bit like people in europe/NA complaining that some traditional culture somewhere far away finally got running water and electricity.
>oh noes their traditional way of life is disappearing forever, this is a tragedy! 
