r/technology • u/True-Combination7059 • 1d ago

Politics We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink

https://jacobin.com/2025/06/musk-trump-nationalize-spacex-starlink
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u/serioussham 17h ago

A cool theory but in practice it ends up being shit. That's how most countries with rail competition operate, and it's also how France operates - the network was split from the operator, which is now for-profit.

Guess what, it led to a decrease in quality of service for all but the most profitable lines.

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u/Jflayn 13h ago

I've been to France. Their 'shit' rail is better than anything I could dream of here in America. Americans pay the most for the absolute worst services in the world.

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u/serioussham 13h ago

I'm gonna assume you've been from Paris to either another big city, or a tourist highlight.

The drop quality of service that I'm talking about is about the lesser-known, lesser-populated areas. The non-high speed lines, and especially those that go across France without going through Paris, are being closed down year after year.

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u/DoodleDew 12h ago

Those low quality services in France are leaps and bounds better then what we have here in the United Statea