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"Uber for Armed Guards" Surges After UnitedHealthcare CEO Assassination
- billy99k 2y agoHow could you ever trust your physical security with random people from this app?
- rasz 2y agoThis app would be a perfect spot for all the assassins to get hired at.
- beretguy 2y agoSo John Wick movies predicted the future?
- aaron695 2y ago[dead]
- suraci 2y agosurely there'll be some process of background checks anyone who has ever said 'eat the rich' 'free palestine' 'something in our society went wrong' in sns will be rejected by the process
- gorjusborg 2y agoPast performance is not necessarily an indicator of future performance. Having only one life means it only takes one 'out of character event' to be out of the game. If I were looking for protection, I wouldn't be trusting 'new people' from an app.
- motorest 2y ago> How could you ever trust your physical security with random people from this app? Imagine an app where people could sign off to take a bullet for a rando with a target on his back.
- MichaelZuo 2y agoWhy is this a link to gizmodo instead of the original tweet?
- ycombinatrix 2y agoXitter has a login wall
- MichaelZuo 2y agoNo? I can clearly see the post just fine logged out. The replies don’t show up, but clearly the actual video and description is there.
- ycombinatrix 2y agoHow long until someone releases one as a CEO honeypot?
- floppiplopp 2y ago"Don't worry Mr. CEO, you'll be totally save in this dark, dank basement. Just let me lock the door from the outside."
- vivzkestrel 2y agowhat does the terms of service look like on this?
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- profmonocle 2y agoWho is this actually for? It seems like most people who need private security need it on an ongoing basis, not just for a one-off thing. Even if the need arises suddenly (i.e. a stalker starts threatening a celebrity), it still seems like someone who needs that would have it arranged via their management / assistant, and wouldn't have any need (or desire) to arrange it themselves. I actually can see some situations where on-demand private security would be useful. Say you need to retrieve your belongings from your abusive ex-partner's place (and imagine you're on the lease/deed so you have the right to enter without their permission) - having an escort could be useful if the person is violent. However... situations like that don't seem to be what this app is going for? > Every booking comes with a motorcade and users get to select the number of Escalades that’ll be joining them as well as the uniforms their hired goons will wear. It honestly seems like it's for people wanting to LARP as being powerful and important. Which is fine (as long as no one gets hurt), but how big of a market is there for that?
- motorest 2y ago> It honestly seems like it's for people wanting to LARP as being powerful and important. Which is fine (as long as no one gets hurt), but how big of a market is there for that? It might be large enough. Aren't there companies specialized in putting up sets for wannabe influencers to pretend they are in extravagant places such as private jets?
- nradov 2y agoMost local police forces will provide a free escort service for someone who has to retrieve belongings in a domestic violence situation. Just call the non-emergency line and ask; they'd rather handle it that way than respond to an emergency call later. (This service might not be available in some cities where law enforcement is stretched thin due to government failures.)
- Two4 2y agoI've organised security for tourists wanting to film in sketchy neighborhoods, and this app would have been much easier. Gig work makes up a surprising amount of all jobs for VIP protection firms, so this seems like a natural progression.
- jameslk 2y agoCould I order thugs on demand to become a menace anytime I wanted? Say I order 5 to back me up in my local coffee shop. Would my time share security detail be pushing patrons out of the way, as I walk to the self serve counter to add cream and sugar to my coffee? Forming a protective barrier around me against anyone that is wearing some kind of hoodie or face mask, or isn’t fully groomed?
- reaperman 2y agoWhile yours is a very snarky comment...I believe the answer is generally "yes". Drake's security team is often filmed aggressively and illegally controlling vehicle traffic in threatening/unsafe ways - AFAIK they haven't faced any repercussions for their actions.
- Two4 2y agoThey (VIP protection outfits) tend to recruit former law enforcement into their ranks so they can maintain connections that allow them to skirt the law
- floppiplopp 2y agoLuigi Mangione, job creator
- opwieurposiu 2y agoEconomists call this sort of labor "goon work". This include PR specialists, lawyers, police, private security, alarm system salesmen, etc. Goon work produces nothing, so it is a net drag on the economy. The % of goon jobs increases as wealth inequality increases. Some amount of goon work may be required due to bad actors stealing stuff, hard to tell what the optimal number is. Rent seeking is a net drag on the economy as well and goons enable rent seeking.
- DontchaKnowit 2y agoPolice produce nothing? What are you talking about? Lawuers produce nothin? How the hell would either of those be considered goon work? This is nonsense
- zardo 2y agoWhat do they produce?
- Two4 2y agoI think some law work is non-goon: contract law, family law, human rights law, to name a few
- zardo 2y agoIf the idea is that "goon" work is work that exists to deal with people behaving in ways you don't like, those all involve some goon work.
- MichaelZuo 2y agoThen wouldn’t all jobs include some “goon work”? Even the front desk secretary of a mid size tech company has to deal with the occassional deranged person wandering in.
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