You know if your internet drops out you could just use your phone or idk not have internet for a bit.

You dont NEED a starlink like you need food or being able to commute etc.

Tesla, starlink are more a luxury for an average hn user.

My local internet is 5 Mbit. I am a programmer. Average latency to servers I work on is 200ms.

Tell me more about how Starlink is a luxury.

Especially considering it's a full $10 less than the monthly robbery by our local Telco.

I'm a fairly average HN user but I earn my livelihood by working from home. Backup connectivity is cheap.