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Put more money, do more launches. Yawn.
Right now they're actually doing more launches with less money and waste, but hate on I guess
let's be honest though - they're launching starlinks at a loss on the hope of future returns.
It's not profitable like an external customer would be. And the more I think about starlink's future implications the more I think the whole thing should be nationalized by the US government like TOR: let anyone connect to the internet, especially in areas under attack.
And also, swarm the sats against launching icbms if needed :D
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