And so what? I have 1.5 Gb symmetrical with latency to many sites and game servers under 10 ms (on Wi-Fi!)

I have fiber to home in Canada

Starlink is definitely at a loss right now. Despite this, Falcon 9 launch costs are significantly lower for actual customers as well, and the reuse factor cannot be ignored

That’s a tablet with a keyboard case

Haven’t been on there since the event, though I do read some threads if they come up in a search. Not intending on returning, though I haven’t gotten rid of my old account yet

Right now they’re actually doing more launches with less money and waste, but hate on I guess

Of course

Same on all points

But how else could companies make more money off of something you already paid for? Will someone think of the shareholders‽

It’s a bit different because the short videos are algorithmically targeted for individuals, as opposed to the viewpoints just being broadcast. This makes it much easier to manipulate people in specific ways

The benevolence!

“is this your house?”

For speed records, efficiency doesn’t matter at all. Of course that’s not applicable for average buyers, but still something to keep in mind.

Your winnings, sir

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The Wizard must pay

A brick

That’s not exactly what he said. If you go back, you’ll see that he said he doesn’t mind at all when people do it, including his own viewers. It’s just that by not watching advertisements, the viewer is purposefully not paying for the content in the platform’s intended way, just like you can torrent content to avoid paying someone like Netflix.

You might argue with the validity of the specific wording, but I don’t think it was about him getting more money, and I’m speaking as someone who does both of the things I mentioned above.

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