@sundogplanets i'm laughing through the nauseous pit in my stomach at this image from Reflect's own marketing copy

"Illuminate [...] [?]ones and [...] missions."

hey, woah *squints into the glare* i'm trying to read your ad here, it's too bright, could you dim the light a bit?

@sundogplanets most of the reporting focuses on the nighttime solar farm use case and misses the bigger plan

Reflect are marketing this to all kinds of customers:
- emergency responders (they're using the Venezuela earthquakes in particular as a talking point, to claim how beneficial this is to humanity in a way that makes opponents of the plan sound like assholes)
- industrial sites to allow nighttime work (pretty sure we've had work lighting for a while...)
- agricultural (possibly eke out some more crop growth? i'm sure there are no downsides to this)
- municipalities (quoting them, "replace streetlights, reduce light pollution" ...um, how exactly are you reducing light pollution by BEAMING IN THE SUN?!)
- defense (ah, here we go... rake in those government contracts, while cementing yourself as a critical military asset so no one can shut you down)
- festivals and events ("unforgettable nighttime experiences" except they're not really nighttime experiences if it's bright as shit, are they?)