> I’d rather just de-orbit every StarLink satellite, stick next gen data satellites in geostationary orbits, and outlaw more any more space trash at that scale in LEO, full-stop.

Flip side is that stuff in LEO deorbits pretty quicky, while geostationary junk doesn't deorbit in any timeframes humans care about.

Latency's not going to stop being a problem for geostationary orbits, which is why lower altitudes get used.

It's a good thing we don't have even more ignorant tyrants in power then

Well, the smart tyrants are certainly making productive use of StarLink, to be sure.