▲ 350 ▼ What are some companies that deserve to be boycotted to death? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by erik111189@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 334 comments fedilink hide all child comments So far my list includes Comcast, EA, and Nestle. Tell me yours, and I'll help out.
[–] Mnemnosyne@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (4 children) Providing global Internet is worth it. That said, I'd much rather see it done in a non profit way, and definitely not under the muskrat's control. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Traegs@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) Except the carbon footprint of Starlink is estimated to be 30x greater than terrestrial alternatives. More than half of all satellites in space are already Starlink at around 5,000, with 12,000 planned in the near future and up to 42,000 as a later expansion. It's just not sustainable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] rainynight65@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago I'd love to be able to get a usable terrestrial alternative at my place. Wonky 4G ain't it. 5G is years away, if it ever gets here. Fibre? Perish the thought. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gnygnygny@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) They lost thousands of them and they actually don't know why. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago They’re a perfect platform for developing and testing anti-satellite missiles permalink fedilink source parent [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) And is the carbon footprint of internet backbone a big problem? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] decivex@pawb.social -1 points 2 years ago Do you understand the concept of cost vs benefit? permalink fedilink source parent [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago This thread is so full of people complaining about ISP monopolies too permalink fedilink source parent [–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Providing global Internet is worth it Who are you to judge that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago On par with the rest of us? Who are you to question who someone else is to weigh in? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Carighan@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) But hold on, isn't it about providing global internet in way X versus way Y? So it's more about the specific way, which is fucking everything up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago Regardless of what it’s “about” what it “is” is internet access available around the globe. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Traegs@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) Except the carbon footprint of Starlink is estimated to be 30x greater than terrestrial alternatives. More than half of all satellites in space are already Starlink at around 5,000, with 12,000 planned in the near future and up to 42,000 as a later expansion. It's just not sustainable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] rainynight65@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago I'd love to be able to get a usable terrestrial alternative at my place. Wonky 4G ain't it. 5G is years away, if it ever gets here. Fibre? Perish the thought. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gnygnygny@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) They lost thousands of them and they actually don't know why. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago They’re a perfect platform for developing and testing anti-satellite missiles permalink fedilink source parent [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) And is the carbon footprint of internet backbone a big problem? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] decivex@pawb.social -1 points 2 years ago Do you understand the concept of cost vs benefit? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rainynight65@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago I'd love to be able to get a usable terrestrial alternative at my place. Wonky 4G ain't it. 5G is years away, if it ever gets here. Fibre? Perish the thought. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gnygnygny@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) They lost thousands of them and they actually don't know why. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago They’re a perfect platform for developing and testing anti-satellite missiles permalink fedilink source parent
[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago They’re a perfect platform for developing and testing anti-satellite missiles permalink fedilink source parent
[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) And is the carbon footprint of internet backbone a big problem? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] decivex@pawb.social -1 points 2 years ago Do you understand the concept of cost vs benefit? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] decivex@pawb.social -1 points 2 years ago Do you understand the concept of cost vs benefit? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago This thread is so full of people complaining about ISP monopolies too permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Providing global Internet is worth it Who are you to judge that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago On par with the rest of us? Who are you to question who someone else is to weigh in? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago On par with the rest of us? Who are you to question who someone else is to weigh in? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Carighan@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) But hold on, isn't it about providing global internet in way X versus way Y? So it's more about the specific way, which is fucking everything up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago Regardless of what it’s “about” what it “is” is internet access available around the globe. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago Regardless of what it’s “about” what it “is” is internet access available around the globe. permalink fedilink source parent