@ewen @coreyspowell or he knows exactly what he's saying and why. By claiming telescopes are becoming irrelevant he wants to prime the broader public to be silent when his satellites pollute the sky for good either by numbers or the Kessler Syndrome. He knows very well that his billionaire voice holds so much power that he can sway the broad public and especially politics to not protest and block his one million satellite plan. When he says we don't need telesopes anymore then it must be true.