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Maybe cities should start running a "luxury service" tier along the bus lines that charges 3x the fare, has cushioned seats, etc. Need a smart phone to request

Maybe cities should start running a "luxury service" tier along the bus lines that charges 3x the fare, has cushioned seats, etc. Need a smart phone to request a stop. Make it once an hour or so and a sleek black and silver exclusive color. Don't even call it a bus, rebrand it as the stress-free shuttle and get a few celebrities to be "spotted" on them. You may laugh but this would probably be a hit.

scarmig 9y ago
I'd pay at least 2x the Muni fare if they would guarantee I wouldn't be mugged or spat on by a mentally disturbed homeless person.
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- mulletbum 9y ago
  If the bus was just built with a compartment for just you instead of everyone clumped together, I would pay a lot more.
  - kristopolous 9y ago
    Are you talking about the small rooms inside of trains you see in Black and White movies?
    - ableal 9y ago
      Probably not, those compartments were generally shared by strangers, unless they were sleeper cabins. There were different price classes, though.
    - rdiddly 9y ago
      Sounds like they're talking about car ownership.
mattdodge 9y ago
You are literally describing Chariot. Everything except for the sleek black color. https://www.chariot.com/ https://www.chariot.com/
- kristopolous 9y ago
  The acrobatics people go through in order to consider themselves rich and successful. There's a fashion term for this, essentially "low-end luxury" (that's not the term, I forget it). People that are not fabulously wealthy enough to say, hire a chauffeur, not even impressively wealthy enough to always rely on lyft or uber, are marginally wealthy enough to just not take the bus - so they stratify where and what they can as a metric of success. High end fashion stores sell pendants, socks, scarves, belt buckles, and other minor mementos of wealth at sub-$100 prices (such as a $50 pair of socks). These are some of the most popular items because millions of consumers, if they so desired, could afford to spend $50 on something. A single pair of socks with the most coveted luxury brand logo, for people who value such things, is a prized purchase. edit: designer socks are genuinely 50bp (~$70 us) a pair (http://www.versace.com/gb/en-gb/men/accessories/socks/versace-logo-socks-i410/ICZ0003-IK0104_I410.html?cgid=221700#start=1 http://www.versace.com/gb/en-gb/men/accessories/socks/versac...)

scarmig 9y ago

I'd pay at least 2x the Muni fare if they would guarantee I wouldn't be mugged or spat on by a mentally disturbed homeless person.

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mulletbum 9y ago
If the bus was just built with a compartment for just you instead of everyone clumped together, I would pay a lot more.
- kristopolous 9y ago
  Are you talking about the small rooms inside of trains you see in Black and White movies?
  - ableal 9y ago
    Probably not, those compartments were generally shared by strangers, unless they were sleeper cabins. There were different price classes, though.
  - rdiddly 9y ago
    Sounds like they're talking about car ownership.

mattdodge 9y ago

You are literally describing Chariot. Everything except for the sleek black color. https://www.chariot.com/ https://www.chariot.com/

kristopolous 9y ago
The acrobatics people go through in order to consider themselves rich and successful. There's a fashion term for this, essentially "low-end luxury" (that's not the term, I forget it). People that are not fabulously wealthy enough to say, hire a chauffeur, not even impressively wealthy enough to always rely on lyft or uber, are marginally wealthy enough to just not take the bus - so they stratify where and what they can as a metric of success. High end fashion stores sell pendants, socks, scarves, belt buckles, and other minor mementos of wealth at sub-$100 prices (such as a $50 pair of socks). These are some of the most popular items because millions of consumers, if they so desired, could afford to spend $50 on something. A single pair of socks with the most coveted luxury brand logo, for people who value such things, is a prized purchase. edit: designer socks are genuinely 50bp (~$70 us) a pair (http://www.versace.com/gb/en-gb/men/accessories/socks/versace-logo-socks-i410/ICZ0003-IK0104_I410.html?cgid=221700#start=1 http://www.versace.com/gb/en-gb/men/accessories/socks/versac...)