There aren't really any rural areas in Europe, by American standards.

I think you should review the definition of "rural" then.

No he’s right and this is brought up here all the time. There are large swathes of America where people don’t have neighbors for miles (sometimes tens of miles) while there are comparatively few places in Europe that meet this definition.

Again, review the definition of "rural". Just pretending words mean what you want them to mean is quite literally, definitionally, bullshitting.

He said “rural by American standards” not just rural. No one is pretending the word rural means that, that’s why additional context was added to the initial comment.

I can't believe that Starlink is counting on those relatively few people to make money. There must be some other stream of revenue, right?

Presumably ships/airlines/us military are all a signicant potential revenue source. Only once they get the laser links working though.

Right. So it's not exactly about connecting those who are remote and need it... unless we consider that having access to TikTok on a ship is a fundamental need.

The comment you are replying too never said they were dependent on it. You’ve pivoted the discussion. The poster said Europe doesn’t have rural people by American standards. Revenue wasn’t mentioned.

They aren’t, those people are just benefiting from starlink which will make most money through enterprise and government programs.