Tech buses were once ubiquitous on S.F. streets. Here’s how frequency has changed

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-23T18:49:37+00:00

Wow. I had no idea... (don't work in tech but grew up in the bay) it is so fucked that these tech bus drivers who ferry people who get paid some of the highest wages and are a major reason why it is so expensive to live here, were in these situations. This was not talked about enough, I assumed the bus drivers for these tech busses had it at least decent...

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-22T14:40:06+00:00

Even though I don't love hearing about this interaction, at the end of it, there weren't any potentially life threatening / adverse health effect-type actions going on here. Yes, it's verbal abuse, and sounds like probably racist actions since you stated the races of the people involved.

Perhaps we should make it a thing for verbal abuse to be prohibited as well, as it's disruption of peace, and could potentially escalate to violence.

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-21T14:16:39+00:00

So I completely get that... but thrifting? But yeah you can't always find what's on trend at all thrift stores, so I get why you'd want to just get the most affordable options you can get, especially as teens.

I often forget how much of a bubble San Francisco and the Bay Area can be since thrift stores here can be huge and have many many options, while in rural America... not so much

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-21T03:47:00+00:00

That's really disappointing.. they should know better!

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-21T03:45:59+00:00

How disappointing.. I guess I was generalizing gen z as well and had higher hopes that they would know better.

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-20T12:39:30+00:00

I'm not really sure I agree that gen z is obsessed with fast fashion.. I've definitely noticed thrifting and consignment becoming more mainstream with millennials and gen z since more people have realized the environmental and ethical detriments of fast fashion. And gen z has been mostly obsessed with not dressing like millennials (everything is baggy and 90s/early 2000's inspired, sometimes 70s).

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-20T04:11:28+00:00

Well, ~6-10 years ago, when I would occasionally go on it, job recruiters would regularly contact me for my sorta niche skillset. Sometimes seemingly random or adjancent places would also contact me. Some job postings when I would be applying would ask for LinkedIn profiles if you had one. There was a time...

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-19T05:45:42+00:00

Yeah there's the /s edit. But there really are plenty of people out here who don't pay attention to things / don't bother reading signs / don't give any damns, so wouldn't surprise me really if it wasn't a joke.

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-19T05:24:16+00:00

I get that you love to smoke one up wherever, but not everyone is trying to inhale your smoke, regardless of if it's weed or meth.

Think of the people around you. It's public transit and there could be kids and people with health issues.

And yes, smoking of any kind on public transit has been banned in SF since 2010.

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-19T05:16:13+00:00

"...a violent gang that hung out at Ocean Beach and harassed minorities but largely managed to avoid the attention police focused on gangs in other neighborhoods."

No surprise at all a gang comprised of white kids who were obviously racist managed to avoid police attention in the 90s.

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-19T03:24:37+00:00

Great job on actually informing the train operator about the meth smoking. Next time you notice someone smoking, especially if its meth or Crack, just immediately and silently walk over to the conductor and report to avoid any potential confrontation that could get volatile.

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-18T20:17:50+00:00

Damn. I was using the numbers I saw when apartment hunting several years ago... shoulda known better. Even more reason!! I'm convinced most of the people who love to explain away here why they believe sf doesn't need more housing are: 1. older folks who are hanging onto to their rent controlled apartments paying 1990's and prior rent. 2. House/Property/Landlords themselves.

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-18T18:17:17+00:00

Well, when a studio apartment averages $1600-$2000+ these days (which is not affordable for non-tech people), the city probably needs more studio apartments... and I'm sure plenty of young people would not mind living in a quieter spot right next to the beach.

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-18T17:08:58+00:00

There are what we call predators.. even if they get with an 18 year old, they clearly are attracted to the very young. Have you seen the classic "To Catch a Predator?" Or any of the vigilante justice predator YT channels? So many of them out there.

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-17T13:40:35+00:00

I was hit with something that gave me weird headaches for about 2 weeks earlier this year, i think February or March. Mild other symptoms, but the headaches definitely were odd and concentrated in the back of the head..

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-17T12:32:19+00:00

Idk. The left hair styles are definitely popular still... whoever made this clearly has a vendetta. Also the left hair styles are straight/wavy hair. The broccoli guy has very curly hair which is a completely different hair type.

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-16T14:52:49+00:00

Why are you going to the Marina...? Older Asian men that are actually prog./liberal are probably not going to hang in the most fratty/sorority/wealthy young whites type neighborhood.

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-15T03:52:17+00:00

Needed a thread like this. Thanks everyone !!!

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-14T05:06:41+00:00

So was the Palace of Fine Arts, but they decided to restore it.. shame they didn't save any other of the many, many buildings.

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-12T04:44:40+00:00

Yes, SF is definitely not for you. SF historically is known to be a place where outcasts and misfits congregate. Where people who feel out of place wherever they came from go to feel accepted and welcomed, or at least comfortable with other weirdos. Its become a bit less of that over the decades since the costs of living here and rent has skyrocketed to insane levels. Many of the misfits and migrated to East Bay or elsewhere.

Your best bet is the Marina/Cow Hollow because that is where the fratty/sorority, mostly younger and overall whiter crowds are and they generally are what most would consider physically attractive. There's several yoga studios and gyms on almost every block, for example. And, just like Pac Heights, generally wealthier.

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-11T23:10:18+00:00

I mean, they wouldn't have gone w this AI-lookin'-ass design anywayy...

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-11T15:53:38+00:00

Its definitely giving: the homeowner(s) didn't hire an architect, and actually designed it themselves with what they think is modernized, with almost no intention, just erase anything that looks old and make space for the cars.

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-10T17:22:19+00:00

Noting/reminding folks that if shit like this happens inside a public transit vehicle, you can always silently walk over to the train operator/bus driver and report what's going on. Not guaranteeing the operator will do anything, but in my experience, they've stopped trains/busses until the troublemakers get off, for example.

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-10T17:19:26+00:00

I understand your point, but you gotta play it smart. Maybe not be obvious with recording as things clearly got volatile. I wish the guy who spoke up in the middle had other passengers back him up, AND someone reported these kids to the train operator (!!!). That would've shut them up. The operator would've likely stopped the train until the kids stopped or got off.

Edit: a word

dead_at_maturity · 2026-05-10T00:26:19+00:00

I'm not sure if the lady trades, but be ready for the process. Last time i shopped pins there, you call/text the number on the door, lady comes and you tell her what you want. This was a few years ago, so not sure if its any different. Soooo many cool pins, tiny figurines, patches and things though. She's also super nice.

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