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[–] dastanktal@lemmy.ml 139 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh, I remember hearing about this in 2022. There was a ton of speculation about this. I'm glad it's been confirmed.

Hoping one day the MuskRat finds himself behind bars.

[–] NotKyloRen@lemmy.zip 56 points 1 day ago (3 children)

When I pointed out the first time this happened, I was pummeled in the comments by people saying that he just doesn't want to be complicit in anything. Okay, but then why did he give Ukraine a bunch of Starlink receivers to begin with? And now this is the second or third time he's fucked the Ukrainians by turning off the service as they're taking back their land.

He a fucking clown. He wants his service used, but he doesn't want any consequences. He just wants to drag the war out and add "Powered by Starlink". He's given himself some control over the conflict, while enriching himself for as long as it continues.

[–] dastanktal@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I wasn't really sure of his reasoning here, but I don't think it was very good to begin with.

Unfortunately, we already know that he has way too much power for a private citizen.

I think in 2022, he still had some fans, he hadn't quite ruined his image all the way yet, even though most of us could see the writing on the wall. It sucks you got jumped for that, though.

I'm in the "We should Nationalize Starlink without giving him a dime" camp as recompense for this crime.

[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

why did he give Ukraine a bunch of Starlink receivers

Because those receivers were "free" for the Ukrainians but someone else paid millions for that

Imagine paying $500/month for each "free" receiver because "military applications needs maximum quality" but when the vatnik CEO gets a call from its owner "oh no today it glitched!”

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

He likely wants to blackmail Ukraine with it. I now have some guess why the anti-anti-corruption bill was made...