Are you claiming that Sergey is a libertarian? If I ever meet a powerful libertarian techy, I'll believe the idea that powerful libertarian techies actually exist at all.
The fully loaded buses work environmentally on a per-seat/person basis, especially if one group is travelling from one place to the other. It is probably less than if they were living in San Jose and commuting by car. You can always do better, but the buses make the commute environmentally reasonable if not ideal.
> That's like arguing that improving plane efficiency is good for those who want to live in Malibu and commute to Mountain View.
That's like arguing that taking the bus is bad since one could always walk, bike, or sleep in their office instead to reduce their impact even further.
The fully loaded buses work environmentally on a per-seat/person basis, especially if one group is travelling from one place to the other. It is probably less than if they were living in San Jose and commuting by car. You can always do better, but the buses make the commute environmentally reasonable if not ideal.
> That's like arguing that improving plane efficiency is good for those who want to live in Malibu and commute to Mountain View.
That's like arguing that taking the bus is bad since one could always walk, bike, or sleep in their office instead to reduce their impact even further.
As long as we are exchanging platitudes...