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You can be in the right all you want, it won’t make them obey rules they want to apply to only their detractors.

Ultimately this comes down to force used to enforce the rules, and whether it will be used.

Pffffft. Twelve Volts ain’t shit. That crap only hurts in the movies.

Now, chain a few together in series and you’ve got something worth playing with. Don’t arc it over the chest though, don’t want to kill the fucker early.

Because making it work well costs more than making it work barely, and those costs are ultimately profits not being paid to shareholders now.

Those making the decisions get paid their bonuses based on the now, not the maybe, in the future.

It’s really that simple.

I suspect Musk is trying to ensure his satellites are up before anyone else’s, so when the inevitable legislation is enacted to control who launches what, he already “owns” the lion’s share of “orbital real estate”.