This is why I think SpaceX and Starlink are bigger businesses than Tesla. I already have an electric car, and it’s made by Hyundai, and they’ve been better at making cars since Elon was is diapers. Tesla is a catalyst, not the final state of the system.
Those who can charge a toll on the network, though, are in a more interesting position. It’s not clear that anyone other than SpaceX is going to be able to build rockets cheap enough to maintain an Internet constellation any time soon. It’s certainly likely that others will try, but it’s possible that SpaceX will have the final word on cheap space flight, at least for a generation.
To the point of the article, the real beneficiaries will be those who understand the consequences of humanity now having the option to spread out at low density, and due to autonomous driving and global connectivity, not seeing a drop in the quality of physical and intellectual life.
Those who can charge a toll on the network, though, are in a more interesting position. It’s not clear that anyone other than SpaceX is going to be able to build rockets cheap enough to maintain an Internet constellation any time soon. It’s certainly likely that others will try, but it’s possible that SpaceX will have the final word on cheap space flight, at least for a generation.
To the point of the article, the real beneficiaries will be those who understand the consequences of humanity now having the option to spread out at low density, and due to autonomous driving and global connectivity, not seeing a drop in the quality of physical and intellectual life.