Those Silicon Valley geniuses have done it again!

Next week- “it’s like the subway, but with AI!”

    • TheFriar@lemm.ee
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      5 months ago

      lol because that’s what this conversation is about. Excuse my omission of the word “could,” but the point remains. It’s not a good example. If anything, you’re kinda proving my point. It takes a special case, heavily regulated, in-the-public’s-best-interest situation for the government to dump off a money losing route onto a contractor instead of losing the route entirely—as long as you cap the price and force the private company to operate entirely on your terms, often with your equipment. But Uber doesn’t even operate with their equipment or the government’s. It’s the driver’s. I would assume Uber would provide the busses here, which goes against their business model. So I can’t see them investing in busses, and then operating nice and cheap so everyone can afford to ride.

      Two studies showing ride sharing companies contribute to the struggling of public transportation systems in a given city.

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        5 months ago

        What are you talking about? Have you ever been to Europe? Do you understand that your studies and wall texts are irrelevant?

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          5 months ago

          You’re really trying to divert this conversation away from the actual topic. Reread what I said, I edited it trying to strike a more conciliatory tone and explain that I see where our difference in opinion is coming from. I really don’t feel like arguing further about this.

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            5 months ago

            No, you’re trying to divert. My point was that private public transport works and it works well and there’s proof for that. Everything you say is irrelevant to the topic.