Travel with family, kids, and work commitments… Starlink unlocks options for those of us who have lives that don’t look like a postcard picture.

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Loughla 4 hours ago | parent [-]

I have left jobs that required me to do work that impacted my time with my family. I quit one job while on vacation because my immediate supervisor kept calling me and giving me directions to a hotel business center an hour away from where we were camping.

Unless you run a business that literally requires 24/7 connectivity, it's healthy and fine to step away. If your employer won't respect your time with your family, they don't respect you.

It's up to you to decide if you can live with that. I could not.

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dzhiurgis 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I've been contracting for nearly 10 years which means going on holiday costs you a lot more than the actual flights and accommodation. I'll be going camping with my kids for 3 weeks this summer (New Zealand). Starlink is like $350 NZD, absolute no brainer.

But I also agree with parent OPs sentiment - going offline, putting your phone away really connects you back to real world and family. This has been studied ad nauseam. Same as food, substance or any indulgent abuse - it's up to you to control yourself.

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adwn 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> If your employer won't respect your time with your family, they don't respect you.

Why do you assume that OP's employed? And if they are, why do you assume that they can afford to just walk away?

	▲	Loughla 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		For the first question, op talked about work commitments. So that's not a stretch to assume. For the second, I get it. Not everyone can. I shouldn't have when I did, but it worked out okay for me after a few months of pain. And I'd do it again in a heartbeat. We had to downsize our lives and I switched to a field I never thought I'd work in. Turns out I love it, and have way more time for my family, even if we can't do massive vacations now.