<![CDATA[Tech bros have two modes and it’s a) pretend a Philippine sweatshop is an all-knowing all-powerful god in the machine, and b) reinvent the bus again.]]>Tech bros have two modes and it’s a) pretend a Philippine sweatshop is an all-knowing all-powerful god in the machine, and b) reinvent the bus again.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/26574af0-31af-4628-aaca-bb945e90a68f/tech-bros-have-two-modes-and-it-s-a-pretend-a-philippine-sweatshop-is-an-all-knowing-all-powerful-god-in-the-machine-and-b-reinvent-the-bus-again.RSS for NodeSun, 28 Jun 2026 16:22:07 GMTSat, 30 May 2026 07:48:54 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Tech bros have two modes and it’s a) pretend a Philippine sweatshop is an all-knowing all-powerful god in the machine, and b) reinvent the bus again. on Sat, 30 May 2026 14:37:49 GMT]]>@Philsturgeon

since i doubt any tech bro has ever *TAKEN* a bus, they probably didn't know they exist or what to call them...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/paul_ipv6/statuses/116664032903227739https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/paul_ipv6/statuses/116664032903227739Sat, 30 May 2026 14:37:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tech bros have two modes and it’s a) pretend a Philippine sweatshop is an all-knowing all-powerful god in the machine, and b) reinvent the bus again. on Sat, 30 May 2026 13:41:26 GMT]]>@Philsturgeon
Why do they have the space to do this?

This demand was known months ago. Many different orgs could have stepped up to provide solutions.

The fans from one country, I forget which, are leasing school busses for the day. They had to arrange all that from another country.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/ap/users/115957073275573487/statuses/116663811181746482https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/ap/users/115957073275573487/statuses/116663811181746482Sat, 30 May 2026 13:41:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tech bros have two modes and it’s a) pretend a Philippine sweatshop is an all-knowing all-powerful god in the machine, and b) reinvent the bus again. on Sat, 30 May 2026 13:10:37 GMT]]>@gimulnautti @Philsturgeon yeah. The capacity of a Greyhound bus was 69 passengers. 50 might be 10 feet smaller and have wheel chair space. This is absolutely a bus.

Imagine being the first guy to offer a bus on Uber for private events and the Uber execs eyes bulging out as it got constantly booked because their techy base didn't know any other way to book a bus.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Urban_Hermit/statuses/116663690054665415https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Urban_Hermit/statuses/116663690054665415Sat, 30 May 2026 13:10:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tech bros have two modes and it’s a) pretend a Philippine sweatshop is an all-knowing all-powerful god in the machine, and b) reinvent the bus again. on Sat, 30 May 2026 12:49:58 GMT]]>@riggbeck @m @Philsturgeon If I won the lottery, I would start a private bus company in my city run on the Japanese model where you own the convenience stores at the bus stations as well as the buses.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.xyz/users/superflippy/statuses/116663608857851484https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.xyz/users/superflippy/statuses/116663608857851484Sat, 30 May 2026 12:49:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tech bros have two modes and it’s a) pretend a Philippine sweatshop is an all-knowing all-powerful god in the machine, and b) reinvent the bus again. on Sat, 30 May 2026 12:27:48 GMT]]>@Philsturgeon i despise the word "offer". Uber are not offering, they are selling places on an unregulated bus at $46 and $49 a pop, making a large profit on the event and football fans. https://www.travelpulse.com/news/car-rail/uber-unveils-new-travel-offerings-for-2026-fifa-world-cup

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sheislaurence/statuses/116663521687584817https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sheislaurence/statuses/116663521687584817Sat, 30 May 2026 12:27:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tech bros have two modes and it’s a) pretend a Philippine sweatshop is an all-knowing all-powerful god in the machine, and b) reinvent the bus again. on Sat, 30 May 2026 11:26:39 GMT]]>@Philsturgeon Yeah, or have a tram go all the way to the stadium 😅 Sorry: rail-electro-pod.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://qoto.org/users/cweickhmann/statuses/116663281218199563https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://qoto.org/users/cweickhmann/statuses/116663281218199563Sat, 30 May 2026 11:26:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tech bros have two modes and it’s a) pretend a Philippine sweatshop is an all-knowing all-powerful god in the machine, and b) reinvent the bus again. on Sat, 30 May 2026 11:15:04 GMT]]>@Philsturgeon they do this regularly, but the reinvented thing is worse than the original. Fox example the Loop in Las Vegas. It is slow, has low capacity and will never be autonomous. In comparison the Clock Work Orange (Glasgow Subway) has the same tunnel diameter, runs more frequently, is an actual loop, and will become driverless in the near future. Its current per passenger driver factor is 0,00322 drivers per passenger.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://norden.social/users/prefec2/statuses/116663235677980457https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://norden.social/users/prefec2/statuses/116663235677980457Sat, 30 May 2026 11:15:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tech bros have two modes and it’s a) pretend a Philippine sweatshop is an all-knowing all-powerful god in the machine, and b) reinvent the bus again. on Sat, 30 May 2026 10:50:34 GMT]]>@Philsturgeon
It's an ordinary bus, reinvented as The Ordinary bus. As one does.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/style/ordinary-bus-route-brooklyn-stop-running.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gusseting/statuses/116663139325183496https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gusseting/statuses/116663139325183496Sat, 30 May 2026 10:50:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tech bros have two modes and it’s a) pretend a Philippine sweatshop is an all-knowing all-powerful god in the machine, and b) reinvent the bus again. on Sat, 30 May 2026 10:33:18 GMT]]>@Philsturgeon "50-seat van"...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://burnthis.town/users/Kiloku/statuses/116663071426957037https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://burnthis.town/users/Kiloku/statuses/116663071426957037Sat, 30 May 2026 10:33:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tech bros have two modes and it’s a) pretend a Philippine sweatshop is an all-knowing all-powerful god in the machine, and b) reinvent the bus again. on Sat, 30 May 2026 10:31:34 GMT]]>@m @Philsturgeon

Bloomington has a commuter bus service to Indianapolis run by a private company. You can't just hop on, but need to book tickets beforehand, and it's only a morning and evening service. I don't know if they use surge pricing. I only found out about it while I was visiting family there. Publicly run bus services for the benefit of people rather than corporate profit is obviously a better way to do it. I'm just saying that Uber might see a business model they like in buses.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/riggbeck/statuses/116663064652915438https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/riggbeck/statuses/116663064652915438Sat, 30 May 2026 10:31:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tech bros have two modes and it’s a) pretend a Philippine sweatshop is an all-knowing all-powerful god in the machine, and b) reinvent the bus again. on Sat, 30 May 2026 10:30:12 GMT]]>@Philsturgeon

Any other country they could just walk to the stadium, lmao. But that's a lost technology in the USA.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/barcode/statuses/116663059266603547https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/barcode/statuses/116663059266603547Sat, 30 May 2026 10:30:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tech bros have two modes and it’s a) pretend a Philippine sweatshop is an all-knowing all-powerful god in the machine, and b) reinvent the bus again. on Sat, 30 May 2026 10:28:56 GMT]]>@Philsturgeon

I will laugh my ass off if pissed off football fans priced out of tickets sabotage the bus fleet and leave FIFA with the choice of starting the match without them (and big lawsuit to fight for a refund) OR postponement with international humiliation.

I might actually died of laughter.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/barcode/statuses/116663054301572930https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/barcode/statuses/116663054301572930Sat, 30 May 2026 10:28:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tech bros have two modes and it’s a) pretend a Philippine sweatshop is an all-knowing all-powerful god in the machine, and b) reinvent the bus again. on Sat, 30 May 2026 10:22:19 GMT]]>@smilingdemon @jillL @Philsturgeon Or it's a train but the train only carries about 10 people between two fixed points.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://blat.at/users/m/statuses/116663028239527710https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://blat.at/users/m/statuses/116663028239527710Sat, 30 May 2026 10:22:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tech bros have two modes and it’s a) pretend a Philippine sweatshop is an all-knowing all-powerful god in the machine, and b) reinvent the bus again. on Sat, 30 May 2026 10:20:27 GMT]]>@riggbeck @Philsturgeon Would they be willing to put up with the regulation that comes with running a local bus service in most places? Regulated fares, transfer and through ticketing rules, no surge pricing.. not to mention performance monitoring and not being allowed to drop contracted routes or late night / early morning runs even if they're unprofitable (which they are). The concept of a service being run to maximise benefit to the people who use it rather than maximising income/passenger km is beyond their ken.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://blat.at/users/m/statuses/116663020940717199https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://blat.at/users/m/statuses/116663020940717199Sat, 30 May 2026 10:20:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tech bros have two modes and it’s a) pretend a Philippine sweatshop is an all-knowing all-powerful god in the machine, and b) reinvent the bus again. on Sat, 30 May 2026 09:45:43 GMT]]>@Philsturgeon I have this idea for a series of these van-like things connected together and put on a set of rails. Any tech-bro wants to give me a couple of billion for the idea I'm calling T-rain

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Chrisgodwin/statuses/116662884330074619https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Chrisgodwin/statuses/116662884330074619Sat, 30 May 2026 09:45:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tech bros have two modes and it’s a) pretend a Philippine sweatshop is an all-knowing all-powerful god in the machine, and b) reinvent the bus again. on Sat, 30 May 2026 09:15:50 GMT]]>@jillL @Philsturgeon usually with the train its that they claim they are improving on the train and have in fact just described a bus (that will be worse than the train they claim to be bettering).

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/smilingdemon/statuses/116662766798253357https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/smilingdemon/statuses/116662766798253357Sat, 30 May 2026 09:15:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tech bros have two modes and it’s a) pretend a Philippine sweatshop is an all-knowing all-powerful god in the machine, and b) reinvent the bus again. on Sat, 30 May 2026 08:39:25 GMT]]>@Philsturgeon Yes, they had to call it a ’50-seat van’ to avoid saying the dirty word! 😃

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/gimulnautti/statuses/116662623653447425https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/gimulnautti/statuses/116662623653447425Sat, 30 May 2026 08:39:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tech bros have two modes and it’s a) pretend a Philippine sweatshop is an all-knowing all-powerful god in the machine, and b) reinvent the bus again. on Sat, 30 May 2026 08:10:42 GMT]]>@Philsturgeon

The cost-per-passenger efficiencies work even if you're a scumbag techbro, perhaps even more so, because the bottom line is where they live and fester. Won't have to employ so many drivers. Before longer, Uber will be running regular metro bus services.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/riggbeck/statuses/116662510735125439https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/riggbeck/statuses/116662510735125439Sat, 30 May 2026 08:10:42 GMT