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Starlink is refusing to comply with Brazil's X ban (Update: Starlink will comply) (www.engadget.com)
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[–] RememberTheApollo_ 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

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What the heck do you think a dictator is? A billionaire running a country.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear -4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I think there is a difference in mentality between people who chase power and people who chase money. Bull Gates certainly chases money, but he's not trying to take over a country somewhere.

[–] RememberTheApollo_ 2 points 4 months ago

That may be so, but nonetheless they overlap often enough.