Competition is good.
The standard of living for the world is going up.
Definitely. Fewer than 12K satellites are in orbit, almost one fifth of those went up in 2023, 2024 must have been a higher number, and SpaceX's launch cadence has risen in 2025 I think. We are living through the second great period of the Space Age, and it is going to last until the third great period, which will be human landings on Mars, the beginning of a new Great Migration period.