• maëlys@lemm.eeOP
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    1 year ago

    well african people get accessible internet, at the expense of scientific research. which one would be more relevant to humanity? one might ask…

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      1 year ago

      But how much of the internet in Africa is actually served by Starlink?

      Africa is a massive continent with a wealth of countries with varying demographics, it’s no wonder that they have a 40% internet penetration rate compared to the world average 60%.

      I don’t think Starlink is going to change that.

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      1 year ago

      It’s not just developing nations, even developed nations have areas people live that aren’t viable to run fibre connections to.