Once again, “economies of scale” translates to short term profit, for long term loss.

Realistically, what are the chances of those satellites being maintained, forever in the sky?

Would people have got less by continuing with the collaborative 5G effort which existed before the collaboration was ditched, enabling a business case to be presented for starlink?

Watching events around 5G (as well as many other things) unfold has been like watching a marriage unravel, one party bails out at a strategic moment to try to gain the final advantage over the other(s)

What is it about us that makes us wish to put a star on a pedestal as the answer to everything, whilst ignoring that it was the answer to nothing?

I bet even Musk himself keeps asking that question.