I get it. If you already have internet, then Starlink is not for you. There are lots of questionable design choices (particularly in version 2), it's picky about placement, etc. etc.
But if your other choice is HughesNet or its competitors, that throttles you after 15 GB (2 days of non-streaming usage for me), or 50 GB, the Starlink "shortcomings" are irrelevant. With Starlink, if you can get it, and if you can site it without blockages, you have "real" internet. Reasonable speeds and no caps/throttling.
The massive over-subscription (presumably by people who have no functional alternative) suggests it serves a need.
Just not a need for people who have a non-DSL wired alternative, like Jeff Geerling.
But if your other choice is HughesNet or its competitors, that throttles you after 15 GB (2 days of non-streaming usage for me), or 50 GB, the Starlink "shortcomings" are irrelevant. With Starlink, if you can get it, and if you can site it without blockages, you have "real" internet. Reasonable speeds and no caps/throttling.
The massive over-subscription (presumably by people who have no functional alternative) suggests it serves a need.
Just not a need for people who have a non-DSL wired alternative, like Jeff Geerling.