Twenty percent of Earth-based astronomical photography is getting photobombed by Starlink. It's getting worse.
I say the Eel owes everyone who looks up at the night sky compensation.
https://newatlas.com/space/spacex-satellites-telescope-images-starlink/
@mcfate I've begun getting curious how the world would react to potential future Orbital Ring, Space Elevator and Dyson Sphere programs. All could dramatically help us but would also be huge changes to our night sky.
I'm somewhat skeptical we'll get that far, but I suppose all of those would fuck up ecosystems in ways that nature couldn't possibly.
@lacuda
I suspect we'll probably survive in some fashion. Humanity has proven to be brilliant at waiting until the very last minute to solve pressing problems as best one can by that point.
We were justing fucking around with mRNA vaccines, NOW we're exceptional at 'em.